Methods and apparatus to facilitate sealing between rotating turbine shafts

A seal assembly (60) for a gas turbine engine includes a first rotatable shaft (42) and a second rotatable shaft (44). the seal assembly comprises a brush seal (70) and a plurality of seal projections (72) extending outwardly from the brush seal. the brush seal is sealingly coupled to the first rota...

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Hauptverfasser:	CABE, JERRY LYNN, DINC, OSMAN SAIM
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS BLASTING COMBUSTION ENGINES CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS CYLINDERS ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GAS-TURBINE PLANTS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TONON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES ORJET-PROPULSION PLANTS INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUSSUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS PISTONS POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS SEALINGS STEAM ENGINES THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A seal assembly (60) for a gas turbine engine includes a first rotatable shaft (42) and a second rotatable shaft (44). the seal assembly comprises a brush seal (70) and a plurality of seal projections (72) extending outwardly from the brush seal. the brush seal is sealingly coupled to the first rotatable shaft such that the plurality of seal projections contact the second rotatable shaft to facilitate sealing between the first and second rotatable shafts.