Method and apparatus for damping a brush seal
US5400952A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49297
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided by the present invention method and apparatus for damping vibrations or other unwanted motions of a brush seal, the apparatus including a damper having a plurality of individual plates that are bonded directly to the inlet rows of bristles of the seal. Methods for producing a damped brush seal in accord with the present invention contemplate brazing damping plates to the bristles, absorbing a melting point suppressor into the surface of the damping plates and then heating the damping plates until the treated surface melts and bonds with the bristles, or sintering a braze alloy to the bristles such that the braze alloy functions as a damping plate.
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