Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circumferential seal with seal dampening elements
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Application No.: US14882672Application Date: 2015-10-14
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Publication No.: US09988921B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Ross Wilson , Michael G. McCaffrey
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: F01D11/02
- IPC: F01D11/02 ; F01D11/00 ; F01D25/04 ; F16J15/16 ; F16J15/44

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to sealing systems for gas turbine engines. In one embodiment, a circumferential seal for a gas turbine engine includes a first beam, a second beam, a seal shoe and at least one feature between the first beam and second beam configured to retain a beam spacer, wherein the at least one feature is configured to dampen at least one of beam and shoe vibration of the circumferential seal. Another embodiment is directed to a circumferential seal including a beam spacer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160108750A1 CIRCUMFERENTIAL SEAL WITH SEAL DAMPENING ELEMENTS Public/Granted day:2016-04-21
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