Method and system for adjusting a turbomachine gland seal

Details Method and system for adjusting a turbomachine gland seal Method and system for adjusting a turbomachine gland seal

2011-01-04

2011-01-04

Fulton, Christopher W (Department: 2841)

Geometrical instruments

Gauge

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C033S613000

Reexamination Certificate

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07861435

ABSTRACT:
A method of determining an alignment of a floating seal for a turbo machine, including establishing a reference surface on a rotor of the turbomachine that is essentially perpendicular to an instantaneous centerline of the rotor, establishing a control surface that radially aligns a floating seal member that surrounds the rotor, providing an inflatable member arranged between a stationary portion of the turbomachine and a surface of the floating seal, inflating the inflatable member such that the inflatable member urges the floating seal firmly against the control surface, measuring an axial distance between the floating seal and the reference surface at a plurality of locations, determining a parallelism between the facing surfaces of the floating seal and the rotor based upon the plurality of measured axial distances, comparing the determined parallelism with a predetermined threshold, and adjusting an orientation of the control surface based upon the comparison.

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