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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoqing Zheng, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Dennis Mack, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Debabrata Mukhopadhyay, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/32 (2006.01); F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/001 (2013.01); F04D 29/083 (2013.01); F16J 15/3288 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brush seal for a turbine including an annular layer of filaments having a generally L-shape including an axial portion of the filaments and a radial portion of filaments, wherein a first end of the filaments is at an end of the radial portion and faces a rotating component of the turbine and a second end region of the filaments is at an end of the axial portion of the filaments and is fastened to a stationary component of the turbine.