- Patent Title: Curved seal with relief cuts for adjacent gas turbine components
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Application No.: US16256322Application Date: 2019-01-24
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Publication No.: US11248705B2Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: Neelesh Nandkumar Sarawate , Christopher Walter Falcone
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: F16J15/08
- IPC: F16J15/08 ; F01D9/02 ; F23R3/02 ; F01D11/00

Abstract:
A flexible seal is used to seal between two adjacent gas turbine components. The flexible seal includes at least one metal ply having a forward end, an aft end axially separated from the forward end, and an intermediate portion between the forward end and the aft end. The intermediate portion defines a continuous curve in the circumferential direction, such that the aft end is circumferentially, and optionally radially, offset from the forward end. A plurality of relief cuts is defined through the at least one metal ply between the forward end and the aft end to increase flexibility and improve sealing in seal slots that are radially offset from one another.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190383393A1 CURVED SEAL WITH RELIEF CUTS FOR ADJACENT GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS Public/Granted day:2019-12-19
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