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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2015
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Richard L. Thackway, Oviedo, FL (US);
Charalambos Polyzopoulos, Orlando, FL (US);
James M. Hurney, Port Orange, FL (US);
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A sealing arrangement for sealing between adjacent first and second exit frames each associated with a transition piece of a turbine. The arrangement includes a transition side seal having bristles that extend from a rail wherein the rail is bendable in a plurality of directions to accommodate bowing of an associated exit frame. The first exit frame includes a rail slot for receiving the rail. The second exit frame includes a bristle slot for receiving the bristles to form a seal between the first and second exit frames, wherein the bristle slot includes a bottom section. The bristles are separated from the bottom section by a bristle gap that is sized to accommodate movement of at least one transition piece to maintain a seal between the first and second exit frames or avoid damage to the bristles.