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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2001
Applicants:
Stuart A. Sanders, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Kirk D. Stackhouse, Portland, CT (US);
Lisa V. O'connor, Jupiter, FL (US);
Inventors:
Stuart A. Sanders, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Kirk D. Stackhouse, Portland, CT (US);
Lisa V. O'Connor, Jupiter, FL (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J015/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An air seal for use in a gas turbine engine provides improved durability, particularly at higher temperatures. The seal includes a seal substrate and an abradable seal layer on the substrate. The abradable seal layer is composed of a densified polyimide foam, preferably a thermomechanically densified foam. The seal is bonded to a stationary engine component such as a stator box or a case.