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US 2012/0235366 A1Published application
Seal for turbine engine bucket
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJalindar Appa Walunj, Prashant Shukla, Mark Steven Honkomp
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Abstract
A system including a first turbine segment comprising a first blade coupled to a first shank. The system also includes a second turbine segment including a second blade coupled to a second shank, as well as a plunger seal disposed in a gap between the first and second shanks. The system also includes a biasing element disposed in a hollow region of the first shank, wherein the biasing element is directly adjacent to the plunger seal.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a turbine seal assembly configured to seal a gap between adjacent first and second turbine bucket segments, wherein the turbine seal assembly comprises:
- an elongated seal element;
- and
- an elongated biasing element extending along the elongated seal element, wherein the elongated biasing element comprises an elongated opening surrounded by first and second elongated portions, the first and second elongated portions are configured to flex toward and away from one another along the elongated seal element, and the elongated biasing element is configured to bias the elongated seal element across the gap.
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A system, comprising:
- a first turbine segment comprising a first blade coupled to a first shank;
- a second turbine segment comprising a second blade coupled to a second shank;
- a plunger seal disposed in a gap between the first and second shanks;
- and
- a biasing element disposed in a hollow region of the first shank, wherein the biasing element is directly adjacent to the plunger seal.
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A system, comprising:
- a turbine seal assembly configured to seal a gap between adjacent first and second turbine bucket segments, wherein the turbine seal assembly comprises:
- an elongated seal element comprising a D-shaped cross-section extending along the axis of the turbine seal assembly;
- and
- an elongated biasing element extending along the elongated seal element, wherein the elongated biasing element comprises an elongated opening surrounded by first and second elongated portions, the first and second elongated portions are configured to flex toward and away from one another along the elongated seal element, and the elongated biasing element is configured to bias the elongated seal element across the gap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.