An abradable seal includes an outer ring arrangement and an energiser for urging said outer ring arrangement against an opposing surface, wherein an outermost surface of said outer ring arrangement defines a sealing surface of said abradable seal; wherein said outer ring arrangement is configured such that after a first period of operation said sealing surface suddenly transitions from having a relatively large surface area to having a relatively small surface area, so as to cause a sudden increase in internal leakage across the seal at said transition.

A hydrostatic seal configured to be disposed between relatively rotatable components. The hydrostatic seal includes a seal carrier. The hydrostatic seal also includes a beam extending axially from a forward end to an aft end, the beam cantilevered to the seal carrier at one of the forward end and the aft end, the beam free at the other end. The hydrostatic seal further includes a bellows seal operatively coupled to the seal carrier and in contact with the beam.

A device for adjusting and compensating working wear gaps of a floating seal ring, which is provided on a movable seat chamber, a floating seal ring and a rubber ring are provided in the movable seat chamber, the movable seat chamber and the shaft are sealed by a shaft sealing rubber ring, wherein: adjusting screw holes are provided on a center of the shaft along an axial direction, a bayonet slot for penetrating the shaft is provided on an outer side of the shaft along a radial direction, a bayonet is provided in the bayonet slot, and a locking groove is provided on an end portion of the movable seat chamber, an adjusting screw inserted into the adjusting screw hole is provided on an end portion of the shaft. The bayonet is locked into the locking groove of the movable seat chamber, so as to form an integral linkage of the bayonet, the shaft and the movable seat chamber, which are capable of rotating along the shaft. A first end of the adjusting screw is located outside the end portion of the shaft, a second end of the adjusting screw passes through the adjusting screw hole and contacts a first end of the bayonet, and a second end of the bayonet is located in the locking groove of the movable seat chamber for pushing the moving seat chamber. The working wear gaps of the floating seal ring are variable and adjustable, and random wear compensation can be performed, so the service life of the floating seal ring can be doubled.

A rotary machine seal assembly (200) includes seal segments (102) configured to circumferentially extend around a rotor (108) between a stator (106) and the rotor (108) of a rotary machine. One or more seal segments include a shoe plate (110, 410, 710, 910), a seal base (112, 412, 712, 912), and at least one intermediate member (114, 414, 714). The shoe plate is disposed along the rotor. The seal base is disposed radially outward of the shoe plate. At least one intermediate member is coupled to and disposed between the seal base and the shoe plate. The at least one intermediate member includes an actuator portion (302, 402, 702, 902) having first coefficient of thermal expansion and a constrictor portion (304, 404, 704, 904) having a different, second coefficient of thermal expansion. The at least one intermediate member is configured to move the shoe plate from a radially outward position to a radially inward position with respect to the rotor responsive to the at least one intermediate member undergoing a temperature change.

There is disclosed a labyrinth seal arrangement for gas turboexpanders and the like which reduces process gas losses. The labyrinth seal includes a plurality of axially spaced seal sets with teeth facing a seal member. A plurality of vent ports in between each seal set permits extraction of gradually lower pressure process gas.

A seal assembly for a rotary machine is positioned between a rotating component and a stationary component of the rotary machine. The seal assembly includes a seal bearing face that opposes the rotating component and a slide device. The slide device is positioned between different fluid pressure volumes in the rotary machine. The slide device axially moves toward the rotating component responsive to pressurization of the rotary machine. The slide device includes cross-over ports and the seal bearing face includes feed ports. The feed ports extend through the seal bearing face to form an aerostatic portion of a film bearing between the seal bearing face and the rotating component. The seal bearing face and/or the rotating component is a non-planar surface that, during rotating motion of the rotating component, forms an aerodynamic portion of the film bearing between the seal bearing face and the rotating component.

A turbine ring of a turbomachine is described, having a one-piece ring structure which has an outer ring which is continuous in the circumferential direction of the turbine ring and has a fastening section for fastening the turbine ring on a housing section of the turbomachine, an inner ring which is segmented in the circumferential direction and has a plurality of inner ring segments which are mutually displaceable in the circumferential direction for guiding the hot gas and has front sealing segments and rear sealing segments, as seen in the axial direction of the turbine ring, these sealing segments being spaced a distance apart from one another in the axial direction and extending between the inner ring and the outer ring, as well as a turbomachine having such a turbine ring.

A nozzle structure is provided between a rotor configured to rotate about an axis and a casing configured to surround the rotor from an outer peripheral side thereof. The nozzle structure includes an outer ring disposed inside the casing; a nozzle provided at an inner radial side of the outer ring; a labyrinth seal including a plurality of fins arranged in a direction of the axis and provided between an inner peripheral surface of the nozzle and an outer peripheral surface of the rotor; and an elastic member provided between the nozzle and the labyrinth seal.

A seal assembly and method of directing fluid flow away from a seal. The seal assembly comprises an inner seal member coupled to a rotatable shaft and an outer seal member which is either rotatable or static. The inner seal member has a plurality of knives spaced apart from each other and extending radially away from the shaft. The outer seal member has a rub surface disposed to abut a terminal edge of at least one of the plurality of knives to thereby form a seal. An outer knife of the plurality of knives of the inner seal member extends axially at an angle and is adapted to direct fluid flow away from the seal.

A hydrostatic advanced low leakage seal configured to be disposed between relatively rotatable components. The seal includes a base. The seal also includes a shoe extending circumferentially. The seal further includes a radially outer beam operatively coupling the shoe to the base. The seal yet further includes a radially inner beam operatively coupling the shoe to the base, wherein one of the radially inner beam and the radially outer beam is oriented to be angled relative to the other of the radially inner and outer beam.