Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Turbomachine having swirl-inhibiting seal
- Patent Title (中): 涡轮机具有漩涡抑制密封
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Application No.: US13745890Application Date: 2013-01-21
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Publication No.: US09394800B2Publication Date: 2016-07-19
- Inventor: Xiaoqing Zheng , Jason Winfred Jewett , Richard James Miller, Jr.
- 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: Hoffman Warnick LLC
- Agent Ernest G. Cusick
- Main IPC: F01D11/02
- IPC: F01D11/02 ; F01D11/04 ; F01D11/00 ; F01D11/08

Abstract:
Various embodiments include a turbomachine including a swirl-inhibiting seal. In various particular embodiments, a turbomachine includes: a rotor section having sets of axially disposed blades; a diaphragm section at least partially surrounding the rotor section, the diaphragm section including a set of nozzles positioned between adjacent sets of axially disposed blades, wherein the set of nozzles includes at least one nozzle having: a base section coupled to the diaphragm section; a blade coupled to the base section; and a radial tip section coupled to a radial end of the blade, the radial tip section including an axially extending flange having a slot extending therethrough for controlling fluid flow within the turbomachine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140205444A1 TURBOMACHINE HAVING SWIRL-INHIBITING SEAL Public/Granted day:2014-07-24
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