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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
May. 24, 2007
Roderick Mark Lusted, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher Edward Wolfe, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Eric John Ruggiero, Rensselaer, NY (US);
Gabriele Mariotti, Florence, IT;
Roderick Mark Lusted, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher Edward Wolfe, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Eric John Ruggiero, Rensselaer, NY (US);
Gabriele Mariotti, Florence, IT;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A rotary machine includes a machine rotor, a bearing coupled to the machine rotor, a machine stator, and a sealing device disposed between the machine rotor and the machine stator. The sealing device includes a dry gas seal and first and second seals disposed between the dry gas seal and the bearing. One or both of the first and second seals includes a brush seal or more specifically a brush seal including a plurality of non-metallic fibers.