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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2001
Osman Saim Dinc, Troy, NY (US);
Norman Arnold Turnquist, Sloansville, NY (US);
Mehmet Demiroglu, Troy, NY (US);
Hamid Reza Sarshar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ahmad Safi, Troy, NY (US);
Mahmut Faruk Aksit, Troy, NY (US);
Roger Neal Johnson, Hagaman, NY (US);
Anthony Holmes Furman, Scotia, NY (US);
Imdad Imam, Schenectady, NY (US);
Gerald Burt Kliman, Niskayuna, NY (US);
James Hopkins, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Richard Robert Larsen, Cookeville, TN (US);
David Michael Prowse, Cookeville, TN (US);
Steven Wayne Russell, Cookeville, TN (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An actuated seal assembly for controlling flow in a fluid path in turbomachinery comprising a seal and a seal carrier coupled to the seal is provided. A displacement apparatus is coupled to the seal carrier for positioning the seal so as to control the flow in the fluid path. In addition, a drive system is provided for powering the displacement apparatus.