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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2022
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Gabriel St-Laurent, Longueuil, CA;
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Abstract
An aircraft engine has: a first component and a second component coaxially mounted about a central axis; a flow passage extending within an annular gap defined radially between the first component and the second component, the flow passage fluidly connecting a first zone to a second zone; a seal disposed in the flow passage between the first zone and the second zone, the seal extending from a seal base secured to the first component to a seal end radially spaced apart from the seal base; a deflector located downstream of the seal relative to a first flow flowing from the first zone to the second zone through the seal, the deflector extending from a deflector base secured to the second component to a deflector end radially spaced apart from the deflector base; and a radial gap defined radially between the seal end and the deflector end.