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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2011
Krishnamurthy Anand, Bangalore, IN;
Surinder Singh Pabla, Greer, SC (US);
Sundar Amancherla, Bangalore, IN;
Paul Mathew, Bangalore, IN;
Krishnamurthy Anand, Bangalore, IN;
Surinder Singh Pabla, Greer, SC (US);
Sundar Amancherla, Bangalore, IN;
Paul Mathew, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A self-lubricating brush seal assembly, for a power generation system and method of reducing air leakage in a power generation system including a plurality of self-lubricating members is provided. The plurality of self-lubricating members include a plurality of self-lubricating bristles, a plurality of cores sheathed in a self-lubricating braid, a plurality of cores having an outer diameter coated with self-lubricating material and a solid lubricating pack. The lubricating material is selected from graphite, hexagonal-boron nitrite (hBN), molybdenum disulfide (MoS), tungsten disulfide (WS), titanium nitride (TiN), titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN), titanium carbonitride (TiCN), and combinations thereof.