Invention Application
- Patent Title: A SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW
- Patent Title (中): 用于控制流体流动的密封组件
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Application No.: PCT/US2011/044355Application Date: 2011-07-18
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Publication No.: WO2012012330A1Publication Date: 2012-01-26
- Inventor: KOWALSKI, Christian , ZHANG, Fan , LOHSE, Uwe , SUNSHINE, Robert W. , VOSS, Burkhard
- Applicant: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. , KOWALSKI, Christian , ZHANG, Fan , LOHSE, Uwe , SUNSHINE, Robert W. , VOSS, Burkhard
- Applicant Address: 4400 Alafaya Trail Orlando, Florida 32826-2399 US
- Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.,KOWALSKI, Christian,ZHANG, Fan,LOHSE, Uwe,SUNSHINE, Robert W.,VOSS, Burkhard
- Current Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.,KOWALSKI, Christian,ZHANG, Fan,LOHSE, Uwe,SUNSHINE, Robert W.,VOSS, Burkhard
- Current Assignee Address: 4400 Alafaya Trail Orlando, Florida 32826-2399 US
- Agency: SWANSON, Erik C. et al.
- Priority: US13/178,784 20110708; US61/365,828 20100720
- Main IPC: F01D9/02
- IPC: F01D9/02 ; F01D11/18 ; F01D11/02 ; F01D11/00 ; F01D25/28
Abstract:
A seal assembly (50, 60) for a gas turbine engine for controlling air flow between a diffuser (48) and rotor disks comprising first and second annular flange ends (52, 54) and an annular seal mid-section (56) between and operatively connected to the flange ends (52, 54). The first and second annular flange ends (52, 54) abut respective outer frame members (46) of the diffuser, whereby a fluid flow path is formed between the seal assembly (50, 60) and the rotor disks (42). The first and second end flanges (52, 54) are composed of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion that is substantially the same as a coefficient of thermal expansion of the material of the outer frame members (46). In addition, the material of the seal mid-section (56) has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is different than that of the materials of the annular flange ends (52, 54) and outer frame members (46)
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