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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shihming Jan, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/100 ;
Abstract
A sealing arrangement improves sealing of a shaft in a control system on a gas turbine engine. The sealing arrangement includes a first plate and a non-metallic plate. The non-metallic plate has a glass transition temperature above an operating temperature range. The non-metallic plate and the first plate are disposed between a high temperature, high pressure fluid and a low pressure fluid.