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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2011
Jalindar Appa Walunj, Bangalore, IN;
Brian Peter Arness, Greenville, SC (US);
Mark Steven Honkomp, Taylors, SC (US);
Scott Edmond Ellis, Easley, SC (US);
Prashant Shukla, Bangalore, IN;
Narayayanaswamy Kuruboor Veerabhadrappa, Bangalore, IN;
Jalindar Appa Walunj, Bangalore, IN;
Brian Peter Arness, Greenville, SC (US);
Mark Steven Honkomp, Taylors, SC (US);
Scott Edmond Ellis, Easley, SC (US);
Prashant Shukla, Bangalore, IN;
Narayayanaswamy Kuruboor Veerabhadrappa, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system including: a first turbine segment comprising a first blade coupled to a first shank. The system also includes a second turbine segment including a second blade coupled to a second shank, as well as an elongated flexible seal disposed in a gap between the first and second shanks. The elongated flexible seal includes an opening configured to channel a fluid flow into a hollow region of the elongated flexible seal to induce expansion of the elongated flexible seal in the gap.