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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Azam Mihir Thatte, Arlington, MA (US);
Rahul Anil Bidkar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Xiaoqing Zheng, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 1/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/001 (2013.01); F01D 1/04 (2013.01); F01D 11/003 (2013.01); F01D 25/22 (2013.01); F05D 2220/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a stator ring configured to be disposed about a rotor of a turbine, wherein the stator ring comprises a plurality of hydrodynamic pads extending from a sealing face of the stator ring, wherein each of the plurality of hydrodynamic pads is configured to hydrodynamically engage with a rotor ring.