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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
John J. Marra, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Brian J. Wessell, Orlando, FL (US);
Allister W. James, Chuluota, FL (US);
Jan H. Marsh, Orlando, FL (US);
Paul J. Gear, Longwood, FL (US);
John J. Marra, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Brian J. Wessell, Orlando, FL (US);
Allister W. James, Chuluota, FL (US);
Jan H. Marsh, Orlando, FL (US);
Paul J. Gear, Longwood, FL (US);
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A vane assembly () having: an airfoil () and a shroud () held together without metallurgical bonding there between; a channel () disposed circumferentially about the airfoil (), between the airfoil () and the shroud (); and a seal () disposed in the channel (), wherein during operation of a turbine engine having the vane assembly () the seal () has a sufficient ductility such that a force generated on the seal () resulting from relative movement of the airfoil () and the shroud () is sufficient to plastically deform the seal ().