F01D11/005

Seal assembly

A gas turbine engine including a wall assembly, a seal assembly, and a member extended through the wall assembly is provided. The wall assembly defines an opening through which the member is extended, and the wall assembly defines a first side and a second side opposite of the first side along a direction of extension of the member through the wall assembly. The seal assembly includes a retaining portion extended at least partially co-directional to the member. The retaining portion is configured to couple around the member and extend through the opening. The seal assembly further includes a locking portion configured to sealingly attach to the wall assembly and the retaining portion at an interface between the locking portion and the retaining portion.

Assembly of a turbomachine turbine ring and stator

The invention relates to a turbine assembly comprising: a plurality of ring sectors forming a ring; a support structure comprising a shroud from which there project radial flanges which serve to hold latching tabs of each ring sector; a stator positioned downstream of said ring and comprising a blade provided with a radially outer platform and extending axially opposite said ring; an annular space being defined between the ring, the support structure and the platform, this annular space having passing through it a leakage air current, the assembly comprising a hollow ring which occupies said annular space and which is shaped so as to collect, channel and expel said leakage air current, more specifically to channel and expel it into the radially inner region of said annular space.

SEAL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
20230066032 · 2023-03-02 ·

A seal arrangement configured to provide an airtight and fluid-tight seal between a first component and a second component, having a first pressure boundary seal disposable at least partially within the gap between the first component and the second component, the first pressure boundary seal being fixable to one of the first or second components to create an airtight seal with the other of the first or second component, the seal arrangement also having a first flame deflector that is configured to bridge across and cover the gap between the first component and the second component so as to create a fluid-tight seal over the gap between the first component and the second component, where the first flame deflector has a convex external shape so as to prevent any fluid impinging upon the first flame deflector from pooling on the first pressure boundary seal.

Sealing arrangements in gas turbines

The invention concerns a gas turbine having a picture frame, a first vane, and a sealing arrangement to seal a gap between the picture frame and the first vane, the sealing arrangement including two seals arranged in series between the picture frame and the first vane. In exemplary embodiments, one of the seals is a honeycomb seal, a dogbone seal, a hula seal or a piston seal and the other seal is a honeycomb seal, a dogbone seal, a hula seal or a piston seal. A method of supplying cooling fluid to the gap between the picture frame and the first vane is also disclosed.

Seal for an intermediate turbomachine casing

A discharge grille of an intermediate casing of a turbomachine includes a peripheral edge and a seal mounted on the peripheral edge via an attachment system, the seal ensuring the sealing between a first turbomachine member and a second member of the turbomachine, and surrounding the discharge grille of the intermediate casing, the seal having a U-shaped cross section and includes a base plate configured to bear against the first member, a sealing lip configured to bear against the second member through deformation of the sealing lip to ensure air tightness and fire proofing through contact.

Rotor including replaceable self-locking sealing assembly, turbine, and gas turbine including the same

A rotor, a turbine, and a gas turbine including the same are provided. The rotor includes a pair of disks rotating about an imaginary central axis and arranged parallel to each other in an axial direction, a replaceable self-locking sealing assembly interposed between the pair of disks, and a fastening section disposed on the sealing assembly to fasten the sealing assembly to the disks. The disk includes a sealing slot disposed on an opposite surface to another adjacent disk and a head slot disposed outward from the sealing slot with respect to a radial direction of the to disk. The sealing assembly includes a main body with one end inserted into the sealing slot through the head slot from an outside of the disk and a sealing head disposed on another end of the main body to be seated on an inner wall of the head slot to restrict the main body from being moved.

BORE COMPARTMENT SEALS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES
20230160315 · 2023-05-25 ·

Rotor systems including an engine shaft, a forward hub, a rear hub, a rotor disk arranged between the forward hub and the rear hub, and a seal tube configured to define a forward hub compartment and a rear hub compartment. The forward hub compartment is defined forward of the rotor disk and the rear hub compartment is defined aft of the rotor disk. The seal tube is connected at a forward end to at least one of the rotor disk and the engine shaft and at a rear end to at least one of the rear hub and the engine shaft and the seal tube includes at least one axial compliance element configured to enable axial extension and compression of the seal tube in an axial direction along the engine shaft.

Blade outer air seal arrangement and method of sealing

A flow path component assembly includes a flow path component having a plurality of segments that extend circumferentially about an axis and mounted in a support structure. At least one of the plurality of segments have a first wall and a second wall that extend radially outward from a base portion. The first wall is axially spaced from the second wall. A coating is on a portion of the first wall and a portion of the second wall. The coating is in contact with a feature on the support structure.

Feather seal for CMC BOAS

A blade outer air seal assembly includes a support structure and a blade outer air seal having a plurality of segments extending circumferentially about an axis and mounted to the support structure. At least two segments have a base portion extending from a first circumferential side to a second circumferential side, a first protrusion extending from the first circumferential side and having a first slot, and a second protrusion extending from the second circumferential side and having a second slot. A feather seal is arranged in the first slot and the second slot between the at least two segments such that the feather seal is pivotable between first and second positions in response to relative movement between the first and second protrusions.

Seal for a gas turbine engine

A sealing apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes: a first component; a second component positioned in proximity to the first component such that cavity is defined between the first and second components; a resilient seal disposed in the cavity so as to block gas flow between the first and second components, the resilient seal having a first contact surface contacting the first component and a second contact surface contacting the second component; and wherein the resilient seal is configured so as to produce a rolling movement in response to relative movement of the first and second components.