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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Abhishek Chowdhury, Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F01K 7/34 (2006.01); F16K 1/42 (2006.01); F16K 39/02 (2006.01); F16K 41/02 (2006.01); F16K 47/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 7/345 (2013.01); F16K 1/42 (2013.01); F16K 39/022 (2013.01); F16K 39/024 (2013.01); F16K 41/02 (2013.01); F16K 47/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steam turbomachine valve includes a valve body having an inlet portion, an outlet portion, and an interior portion. The interior portion includes an inner wall. A valve member is slidingly disposed within the interior portion of the valve body. The valve member includes an outer surface. A seal element is mounted to, and extends about, the outer surface of the valve member. The seal element is spaced from the inner wall by a gap. A seal assembly is mounted to the inner wall. The seal assembly spans the gap and is configured and disposed to contact the seal element of the valve member.