18909133. GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY (Rolls-Royce plc)
GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY
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Christopher A. Murray of Nottingham GB
GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18909133 titled 'GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY
Original Abstract Submitted
A guide vane assembly includes a guide vane and a sealing assembly slidable along a span of the guide vane relative to the guide vane and extending along a chordal axis and the span of the guide vane. The sealing assembly includes a plate configured to be disposed around at least a portion of an external surface of the guide vane. The sealing assembly further includes a manifold coupled to the plate and configured to receive pressurized fluid therein. The manifold is disposed around the plate. The sealing assembly further includes a plurality of flow tubes extending between the manifold and the plate. Each of the plurality of flow tubes are configured to receive the pressurized fluid from the manifold.