SIDE SEAL WITH REDUCED CORNER LEAKAGE

A sealing arrangement for sealing between a first stage nozzle 18 and a plurality of aft frames 100 includes a first inner seal 200 and a second inner seal 200 which are circumferentially oriented and circumferentially aligned. A side seal 400 is radially disposed between the first inner seal and th...

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Hauptverfasser: MORGAN, Victor John, BARTON, Jesse Ellis
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A sealing arrangement for sealing between a first stage nozzle 18 and a plurality of aft frames 100 includes a first inner seal 200 and a second inner seal 200 which are circumferentially oriented and circumferentially aligned. A side seal 400 is radially disposed between the first inner seal and the second inner seal. The side seal includes a first portion 406 that is axially offset from the first inner seal and the second inner seal and a second portion 410 abutting the first inner seal and the second inner seal. Also disclosed is an aft frame 100 having a forward face 110 and an aft face 112. The aft frame includes at least one side seal slot 150 that extends along a side portion 106/108. A first portion 152 of the side seal slot is axially offset from the aft face. A second portion 156 of the side seal slot is axially and radially offset from the first portion.