Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sealing clearance control in turbomachines
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Application No.: US15029297Application Date: 2014-10-10
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Publication No.: US10280932B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Luciano Mei , Massimiliano Borghetti , Massimo Pinzauti , Manuele Bigi , Luca Innocenti , Alberto Ceccherini , Marco Formichini , Rajesh Mavuri
- Applicant: Nuovo Pignone Srl
- Applicant Address: IT Florence
- Assignee: Nuovo Pignone SRL
- Current Assignee: Nuovo Pignone SRL
- Current Assignee Address: IT Florence
- Agency: GE Global Patent Operation
- Agent Robert D. Crawford II
- Priority: ITFI2013A0237 20131014
- International Application: PCT/EP2014/071795 WO 20141010
- International Announcement: WO2015/055542 WO 20150423
- Main IPC: F04D29/16
- IPC: F04D29/16 ; F04D29/58 ; F01D11/04 ; F01D11/06 ; F04D17/12
Abstract:
The turbomachine comprises a stationary component, a rotary component, rotatingly supported in the stationary component, and a sealing arrangement between the rotary component and the stationary component. A cooling arrangement is further provided, which is configured and designed for delivering a cooling fluid to the sealing arrangement and removing heat therefrom.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160238015A1 SEALING CLEARANCE CONTROL IN TURBOMACHINES Public/Granted day:2016-08-18
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