Brush seal system for sealing a clearance between components of a turbo engine that are movable in relation to one another
AssigneeMTU Aero Engines AG
InventorJulian Weber
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Abstract
A brush seal system for sealing a clearance between components of a turbo engine that are movable in relation to one another, in particular of a thermal gas turbine, is disclosed. The brush seal system includes a brush seal housing, which accommodates at least one brush head of a brush seal, where the brush seal housing includes a first component having a cover plate section and a second component having a support plate section. The first component includes an axial flange forming a fish mouth seal on an end opposite the cover plate section. A thermal gas turbine having such a brush seal system is also disclosed.
Claims12
A brush seal system for sealing a clearance between components of a turbo engine that are movable in relation to one another, comprising:
- a brush seal with a brush head;
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- a brush seal housing, wherein the brush head of the brush seal is accommodated in the brush seal housing, wherein the brush seal housing includes a first component with a cover plate section on a first end of the first component and a second component with a support plate section on a first end of the second component;
- wherein the first component has a portion that is disposed radially over the brush seal, has a radial flange that extends radially outward from the portion, and has an axial flange forming a fish mouth seal integrally formed in the first component at a radially outermost end of the radial flange, wherein the first end of the first component is opposite from the radially outermost end of the radial flange.
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