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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Hrishikesh Vishvas Deo, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Binayak Roy, Guilderland, NY (US);
Inventors:
Hrishikesh Vishvas Deo, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Binayak Roy, Guilderland, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/447 (2006.01); F16J 15/44 (2006.01); F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/003 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); F01D 11/025 (2013.01); F16J 15/4472 (2013.01); F01D 11/02 (2013.01); F16J 15/445 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a seal assembly for a turbomachine that includes at least one arcuate plate, a biasing member, and at least one packing ring segment. The packing ring segment includes at least one barrier that restricts circumferential flow of a fluid along the packing ring segment. In addition, the seal assembly includes a plurality of arcuate teeth disposed intermediate to the packing ring segment and the rotor. The clearances of at least two of the arcuate teeth are different from one another.