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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Robert James Bracken, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Sterling Ray Hathaway, Schenectady, NY (US);
David Orus Fitts, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Ron W. Korzun, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Laurence Scott Duclos, Unity, ME (US);
William Edward Adis, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mark William Kowalczyk, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Bernard Arthur Couture, Schenectady, NY (US);
Robert James Bracken, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Sterling Ray Hathaway, Schenectady, NY (US);
David Orus Fitts, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Ron W. Korzun, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Laurence Scott Duclos, Unity, ME (US);
William Edward Adis, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mark William Kowalczyk, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Bernard Arthur Couture, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The turbine includes a diaphragm having a seal carrier mounted in opposition to seal teeth carried by the rotary component. The seal carrier includes a seal face having a coating of abradable material enabling the rotary component to abrade the material from the seal face. The seal carrier is removable from the diaphragm and is carried by an axial extension integral with or removable from the outer diaphragm ring. A spring may be interposed between the seal carrier and the stationary component.