Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps – Including thermal expansion joint – Resilient
Patent
1997-03-27
1998-06-09
Verdier, Christopher
Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps
Including thermal expansion joint
Resilient
415139, 4151731, 4151733, 4151701, F01D 904, F01D 1108
Patent
active
057624720
ABSTRACT:
A seal assembly for a turbine blade tip shroud including a one-piece bent metallic sheet intersegment seal having an axial component and a vertical component adapted to fit in a groove formed in the end walls of each shroud segment, wherein the shroud segment has a platform and radially extending ribs, and the seal fits tightly in the groove providing an axial and a radial component to the seal. A ring seal is also provided for sealing a joint between the shroud and a mounting structure where an annular gap is formed having an "L" shaped cross-section, the ring seal having a "C" shaped configuration and one of the legs of the "C" extending within an axial component of the "L" shaped gap. The leg has a wave pattern with the peaks of the wave in contact with opposite radial walls of the axial component of the gap for creating a gas seal at the joint.
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Crone James Christopher
Pizzi Antonio
Astle Jeffrey W.
Pratt & Whitney Canada Inc.
Verdier Christopher
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