Inventors:
Farshad Ghasripoor - Scotia NY, US
Shorya Awtar - Clifton Park NY, US
Norman Arnold Turnquist - Sloansville NY, US
Biao Fang - Clifton Park NY, US
James William Stegmaier - West Chester OH, US
Glenn Herbert Nichols - Mason OH, US
James Charles Przytulski - Fairfield OH, US
Kurt Grover Brink - Mason OH, US
Richard Cohen Lykins - Kettering OH, US
Jeffrey Reid Thyssen - Delmar NY, US
Mahmut Faruk Aksit - Istanbul, TR
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Niskayuna NY
International Classification:
F01D 11/20
F04D 29/08
Abstract:
A compliant seal assembly for a rotating machine is provided. The seal assembly includes a static member, a movable member and a biasing member. The static member is rigidly fixed to the machine at its fore and aft ends. The movable portion has a first sealing surface configured to seal against a rotating member and a rear surface, which may be exposed to a fluid pressure to urge the first sealing surface toward a sealing position with the rotating member. The static and the movable members further include sealing surfaces at their fore, aft and end faces to seal against leakage of gas between the static and the movable members. The biasing member is configured to support the movable member on the static member and to urge the movable member away from the sealing position so as to reduce force on the rotating member during contact of the rotating member with the first sealing surface of the movable member.