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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nitin Bhate, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mahmut Faruk Aksit, Istanbul, TR;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/102 ;
Abstract
An article for controlling flow of a fluid medium in a fluid path comprises a brush seal carrier and at least one brush seal coil disposed within the brush seal carrier. The brush seal coil is arranged in predetermined array and comprises a continuous helical member. In addition, a brush seal, for controlling the flow of the fluid medium in the fluid path, comprises a plurality of fibers secured to the brush seal coil.