Gas turbine engines seal assembly and methods of assembling the same
US7363762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49895
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of assembling a gas turbine engine includes providing a gas turbine engine including a compressor, a combustor downstream from the compressor, and a turbine coupled to the compressor, and coupling a seal assembly aft of the compressor such that air discharged through the seal assembly facilitates reducing the cavity pressure, and therefore reducing the axial forces induced to an aft side of the compressor.
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