Brush seal and method for producing a brush seal
AssigneeMTU Aero Engines AG
InventorsChristoph Cernay, Stephan Prostler, Wolfgang Schmidmayr, Julian Weber, Benjamin Grobkurth, Stefan Beichl
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Abstract
The invention relates to a brush seal (10), in particular for the sealing of gaps occurring in turbomachines, including a plurality of individual fibers (12), individual wires or bundles (14) of individual fibers or wires, wherein, in each case, at least two individual fibers (12) or wires, and/or at least two fiber bundles (14) or wire bundles are braided or twisted into a fiber or wire package (16). In addition, the invention relates to a method for producing a brush seal (10).
Claims14
A brush seal for the sealing of gaps occurring in turbomachines, comprising a plurality of individual fibers (12), individual wires, or bundles (14) of individual fibers or wires, wherein at least two individual fibers (12) or wires, and/or at least two fiber bundles (14) or wire bundles are braided or twisted into a fiber or wire package (16).
A method for producing a brush seal (10) comprising the following steps:
- providing individual fibers (12), individual wires, or bundles (14) of individual fibers or wires;
- in each case, braiding or twisting of at least two individual fibers (12) or wires, and/or at least two fiber bundles (14) or wire bundles into a fiber or wire package (16);
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- arranging a plurality of fiber or wire packages (16) at least partially inside a brush seal housing (18);
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.