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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Mahmut Faruk Aksit, Istanbul, TR;
Ahmad Safi, Troy, NY (US);
Abdul-Azeez Mohammed-Fakir, Schenectady, NY (US);
Srikanth Vedantam, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ning Fang, West Chester, OH (US);
Gayle Hobbs Goetze, Greenville, SC (US);
Brian Peter Arness, Simpsonville, SC (US);
John Ellington Greene, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Wei-Ming Chi, Fremont, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A compliant woven tubular seal is provided in an arcuate cavity opening through an axial face of a plurality of shroud segments in opposition to a nozzle retaining ring. The annular composite tubular woven compliant seal includes a stainless steel inner metal core surrounded by an annular layer of silica fiber. Surrounding the silica fiber is a metal foil which prevents flow past the supplemental seal. An outer wear-resistant braiding serves as a protective covering and wear surface.