Self-actuating rotor seal
US4464096A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 1979 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01D5/3038
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rim seal for blocking the leakage of working medium gases between an array of rotor blades and a rotor disk is disclosed. Various construction details which provide positive contact between the seal and the disk are developed. The rim seal of the present invention is of the ladder-type having application to a disk adapted by a circumferential groove to receive the rotor blades.
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