Apparatus and method for measuring gas flow through a rotary seal
US9645038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02C7/28
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of measuring a flow rate of a first fluid through a rotary seal of a gas turbine engine comprising controlling a probe flow of a second fluid at an intra-seal cavity and measuring a pressure change in the first fluid caused by the probe flow.
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