Gas turbine engine including seal assembly with abradable coating and cutter
US11313280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2360/23
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of this disclosure includes, among other things, a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and at least one rotatable shaft. The gas turbine engine further includes a seal assembly including a static structure and a rotatable structure configured to meet to form a contact area. The seal assembly includes an abradable coating on one of the static structure and the rotatable structure, and the seal assembly further includes a cutter on the other of the static structure and the rotatable structure.
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