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Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010

Filed:

May. 24, 2007
Applicants:

Roderick Mark Lusted, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Christopher Edward Wolfe, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Eric John Ruggiero, Rensselaer, NY (US);

Gabriele Mariotti, Florence, IT;

Inventors:

Roderick Mark Lusted, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Christopher Edward Wolfe, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Eric John Ruggiero, Rensselaer, NY (US);

Gabriele Mariotti, Florence, IT;

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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