Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Generator seal assembly
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Application No.: US16629368Application Date: 2018-03-06
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Publication No.: US11378188B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Louis J. Turek , Peter Jon Clayton , Alexander D. Oyler
- Applicant: Siemens Energy, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL Orlando
- Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Orlando
- International Application: PCT/US2018/021123 WO 20180306
- International Announcement: WO2019/013841 WO 20190117
- Main IPC: F16J15/44
- IPC: F16J15/44 ; H02K5/124

Abstract:
A generator seal assembly for preventing leakage of coolant in a generator is presented. The seal assembly includes a coolant side seal ring having a plurality of coolant side seal ring segments. The coolant side seal ring segment includes a seal fluid channel and radial holes circumferentially distributed along the seal fluid channel from leading edge to trailing edge through which seal fluid enters the seal fluid channel. Additional radial holes are circumferentially distributed along the seal fluid channel in a region near leading edge. Additional seal fluid enters the seal fluid channel in the region near leading edge through the additional radial holes such that pressure of seal fluid in the region is increased higher than pressure of the coolant to prevent leakage of the coolant in the region near leading edge due to ration of generator shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210131569A1 GENERATOR SEAL ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2021-05-06
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