Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Turbomachine clearance control using brush seals having magnetically responsive filaments
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Application No.: US17126301Application Date: 2020-12-18
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Publication No.: US11519288B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Jonathan Dwight Berry
- 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: F01D11/14
- IPC: F01D11/14 ; F16J15/3288

Abstract:
Sealing arrangements and rotor assemblies are provided. A sealing arrangement includes a stationary component, a rotating component spaced apart from the stationary component. A clearance is defined between the stationary component and the rotating component. The sealing arrangement further includes a plurality of magnets embedded within the rotating component. The sealing arrangement further includes a brush seal having a frame and a plurality of magnetically responsive filaments. The plurality of magnetically responsive filaments each extending from the frame to a free end. The plurality of magnetically responsive filaments are attracted to the rotating component by the plurality of magnets. The plurality of magnetically responsive filaments at least partially covering the clearance, such that a flow of fluid across the clearance is restricted.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220195882A1 TURBOMACHINE CLEARANCE CONTROL USING BRUSH SEALS HAVING MAGNETICALLY RESPONSIVE FILAMENTS Public/Granted day:2022-06-23
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