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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Gregory L. Diantonio, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Gregory L. Diantonio, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/447 (2006.01); F16J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a seal assembly for a rotary machine having a plurality of arcuate segments and at least one seal. The plurality of arcuate segments are arrayed in an annulus and have butt joints, each of the arcuate segments has a radially outermost surface and a downstream face. The at least one seal is arranged to minimize leakage through the butt joints. The at least one seal has a first portion configured to minimize leakage at the radially outermost surface and a second portion configured to minimize leakage at the downstream face.