Invention Application
- Patent Title: EROSION MITIGATING TWO PIECE LABYRINTH SEAL MATING RING
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Application No.: US17088100Application Date: 2020-11-03
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Publication No.: US20220136516A1Publication Date: 2022-05-05
- Inventor: Richard A. Himmelmann , Brent J. Merritt
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Main IPC: F04D29/056
- IPC: F04D29/056 ; B64D13/02 ; F16J15/447 ; F01D11/02

Abstract:
A compressor assembly includes an impeller rotatable about a central axis, and a seal assembly. The seal assembly includes a labyrinth seal defining a seal interface with a sealing element of the impeller, and a seal support ring into which the labyrinth seal is installed. The seal support includes a deflector ramp fluidly downstream of the seal interface. The deflector ramp is configured to turn an airflow leaking through the seal interface radially inwardly toward the central axis.
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