Honeycomb structure seal for a gas turbine and method of making same
US6251494A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24149
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A honeycomb structure seal is provided for the casing of a turbine, particularly a gas turbine, having a base plate facing the casing wall as well as a brush-against section facing the tips of the turbine rotor blades. The seal includes a multi-layered construction such that the base plate is adjoined by an air-evacuated honeycomb structure section which is therefore insulating in partial areas by a vacuum and which is covered by an intermediate plate, on whose side facing away from the honeycomb structure section the brush-against section is arranged. The intermediate plate is soldered to the honeycomb structure section under vacuum conditions. The brush-against section can also be constructed as a honeycomb seal, in which case the honeycomb cells of the honeycomb structure section have a significantly larger partial surface than the honeycomb cells of the brush-against section.
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