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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Jerry Lynn Cabe, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Osman Saim Dinc, Troy, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jerry Lynn Cabe, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Osman Saim Dinc, Troy, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D011/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine. The method comprises coupling a seal assembly including a brush seal and a plurality of seal bristles to a first rotatable shaft, and positioning the seal assembly such that the seal bristles contact a second rotatable shaft to facilitate sealing between the first and second rotatable shafts during gas turbine engine operation.