18984554. SEAL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE (General Electric Company)
SEAL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Ravindra Shankar Ganiger of Bangalore IN
Anusrita Raychaudhuri of Bangalore IN
Apostolos Karafillis of Winchester MA US
SEAL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18984554 titled 'SEAL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Original Abstract Submitted
Seals for a gas turbine engine are disclosed herein. An example sealing apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes a first end having a first contact surface to contact a first component of a rotating machine, a second end having a second contact surface to contact a second component of the rotating machine, the second component positioned in proximity to the first component such that a cavity is formed therebetween, the apparatus dividing the cavity into a first cavity portion and a second cavity portion, and a central portion extending the first end from the second end, the central portion defining a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber in fluid communication with the first cavity portion, the second chamber in fluid communication with the second cavity portion, the first chamber is fluidly isolated from the second chamber.