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Seal assembly, method and turbomachine

US9382809B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

MTU Aero Engines AG · DE

Inventors

Erwin Bayer · Dachau, DE
Thomas Hess · Frankfurt, DE
Manfred Feldmann · Eichenau, DE
Sven-J. Hiller · Markt Indersdorf, DE
Peter Geiger · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2013
Grant date	Jul 5, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/60
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sealing arrangement for a turbomachine for sealing a radial gap between a rotor and a stator, with a plurality of sealing segments each comprising a honeycomb element and a base body for holding the honeycomb element, and with at least one support for arranging the sealing segments on a rotor section or stator section, wherein the base bodies can be arranged on the at least one support by a radial movement and by a plastic deformation of at least one body section, a generative method for the integral production of the sealing segments, and a turbomachine are disclosed.

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