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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Norman Arnold Turnquist, Sloansville, NY (US);
Bernard Arthur Courture, Jr., Schenectady, NY (US);
Mark William Kowalczyk, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Frederick George Baily, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Mark Edward Burnett, Barton, NY (US);
Norman Arnold Turnquist, Sloansville, NY (US);
Bernard Arthur Courture, Jr., Schenectady, NY (US);
Mark William Kowalczyk, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Frederick George Baily, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Mark Edward Burnett, Barton, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A steam turbine comprises a steam turbine casing, a rotor, and at least one compliant plate seal assembly situated between the casing and the rotor. The compliant plate seal assembly comprises a supporting member being stationary with respect to the casing, a plurality of plate members movably mounted to the supporting member and extending towards the rotor, each plate member being inclined with respect to a rotation direction of the rotor, and an actuator for selectively exerting a pressure to retract the plate members in a direction away from the rotor.