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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2023
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Rahul Anil Bidkar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Christopher Walter Falcone, Schenectady, NY (US);
Grant Robert Portune, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nora Marie Molino, Schenectady, NY (US);
Matthew James Misch, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
A seal assembly includes a plurality of seal segments for sealing between a rotor and a stator, wherein, when arranged together, the rotor, the stator, and the plurality of seal segments define a high pressure region and a low pressure region. The seal assembly further includes a biasing member engaged with the plurality of seal segments and at least one feature formed in the stator. As such pressurized fluid engaging with the at least one feature provides an aft-to-forward axial force that reduces friction between interfacing aft surfaces of the plurality of seal segments and the stator.