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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2009
Sanjeev Kumar Jain, Bangalore, IN;
Joshy John, Bangalore, IN;
Sachin Kumar Rai, Ranchi, IN;
Rajnikumar Nandalal Suthar, Vadodara, IN;
Sanjeev Kumar Jain, Bangalore, IN;
Joshy John, Bangalore, IN;
Sachin Kumar Rai, Ranchi, IN;
Rajnikumar Nandalal Suthar, Vadodara, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A turbomachine includes a housing having an inner surface, a compressor, a turbine and a rotary member including a plurality of blade members configured as part of one of the compressor and the turbine. Each of the plurality of blade members includes a base portion and a tip portion. The turbomachine also includes a honeycomb seal member mounted to the inner surface of the housing adjacent the rotary member. The honeycomb seal member includes a contoured surface having formed therein a deformation zone. The deformation zone includes an inlet zone and an outlet zone. The inlet zone is spaced a first distance from the tip portion of each of the plurality of blade members and the outlet zone is spaced a second distance from the tip portion of each of the plurality of blade members. The second distance being substantially equal to or less than the first distance.