Supplemental seal for the chordal hinge seals in a gas turbine
US6572331B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16J15/0887
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a gas turbine having a chordal hinge seal between an inner rail of each nozzle segment and an annular axially facing sealing surface of a nozzle support ring, a supplemental seal is disposed between the support ring and inner rail of the nozzle segment. The supplemental seal is formed of a preloaded flexible sheet metal seal having a first margin secured in a linear groove extending in a tangential direction along the inner rail of the nozzle segments with a bent-over edge to form a seal therewith. The opposite second margin has an edge which bears against the axially opposed sealing surface of the nozzle support ring. Sealing pressure against the preloaded flexible seal from a high pressure region maintains the seal between the sealing surfaces of the support ring and segments. The supplemental seal extends tangentially and end edges thereof overlap one another to form a seal between adjacent nozzle segments.
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