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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2007
Nikhil Kumar Verma, Bangalore Karnataka, IN;
Jason Paul Mortzheim, Gloversville, NY (US);
Yogesh Sathe, Bangalore Karnataka, IN;
Hrishikesh Vishvas Deo, Guilderland, NY (US);
Nikhil Kumar Verma, Bangalore Karnataka, IN;
Jason Paul Mortzheim, Gloversville, NY (US);
Yogesh Sathe, Bangalore Karnataka, IN;
Hrishikesh Vishvas Deo, Guilderland, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for assembling a rotary machine is provided. The method includes providing at least one seal assembly that includes at least one annular seal housing defined by a top wall, a front wall, and a rear wall, that are connected together such that a cavity is defined within the housing, coupling a plurality of flexible plates within the cavity such that the plates are axially-spaced from the front wall and the rear wall within the cavity, coupling at least one side plate to the at least one annular seal housing such that the at least one side plate is moveable with respect the front wall and the rear wall, and coupling the at least one sealing assembly within a rotary machine to facilitate sealing between a rotary component and a stator component.