Flexible seal for gas turbine engine system
US8647048B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49297
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system includes a gas turbine engine, a nozzle structure located adjacent to the gas turbine engine, a flexible annular seal linking the gas turbine engine and the nozzle structure, the flexible annular seal having a plurality of corrugate sections, and a reinforcement member positioned between two of the plurality of corrugate sections.
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