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Particulate seal for elastic fluid turbines

US5049032A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 30, 1990
Grant dateSep 17, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 30, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01D11/005
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Stationary particulate seals are provided for elastic fluid turbines to minimize the influx of weld beads and other particulate material into critical zones of stationary diaphragms including the horizontal joint and the axial seal ledge where the diaphragm and shell contact each other.

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