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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2009
Applicants:
Ian Wilson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kenneth Black, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Josef Scott Cummins, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Ian Wilson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kenneth Black, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Josef Scott Cummins, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a catenary seal structure may be mechanically supported only by two adjacent rotor wheels to isolate a volume between the two adjacent rotor wheels. The catenary seal structure may be annularly disposed about the rotational axis of the adjacent rotor wheels.