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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Biao Fang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Norman Arnold Turnquist, Sloansville, NY (US);
Hamid Reza Sarshar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mahmut Faruk Aksit, Istanbul, TR;
Mark Edward Burnett, Buskirk, NY (US);
Frederick George Baily, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Mehmet Demiroglu, Troy, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/540 ; F16J 1/544 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/540 ; F16J 1/544 ;
Abstract
A seal carrier is provided for a rotary machine wherein the seal carrier comprises a packing ring coupled to a seal and wherein the packing ring comprises a channel disposed therein. In addition, a displacement apparatus is disposed in the channel for radially positioning the seal to control a flow of a fluid in a fluid path.