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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Paul William Ferra, Derby, GB;
Timothy John Scanlon, Derby, GB;
Inventors:
Paul William Ferra, Derby, GB;
Timothy John Scanlon, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seal arrangementbetween a turbine shroud seal segmentsin a gas turbine engine. The arrangementcomprises facing slotsprovided respectively in the segmentswith offset spacesprovided between the segments. A stripis cemented into the slotsuch that the flow pathpasses through the space, around the free end of the strip, and out through the offset space, thereby providing a longer flow path.