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Brush seal for a turbo-machine

US8459652B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

14Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Stefan Bruck · Wolfsburg, DE
Matthias Neef · Wetter (Ruhr), DE
Erik Sulda · Hatfield, US
Norbert Sürken · Neheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 13, 2007
Grant date	Jun 11, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16J15/3288
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A brush seal for a turbo-machine for sealing a gap between a rotating and a stationary component is disclosed. Elastically flexible bristles are arranged in a plurality of rows that are adjacent to each other. A film or a disk is arranged between at least two rows of bristles, the film or the disk extending in the longitudinal direction of said bristles.

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