SEALING ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN TURBOMACHINES AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME

A method of assembling a sealing assembly for a turbomachine is provided. The method includes positioning at least one sealing element that includes a substantially tortuous flow path defined therein within at least one channel defined in a rotatable element of the turbomachine. The sealing element...

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Hauptverfasser:	HOWES JAMES ROYCE, CHIU YA-TIEN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL HEATING 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 STEAM ENGINES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of assembling a sealing assembly for a turbomachine is provided. The method includes positioning at least one sealing element that includes a substantially tortuous flow path defined therein within at least one channel defined in a rotatable element of the turbomachine. The sealing element is extended circumferentially about the rotatable element such that the sealing element extends into a cavity defined between the rotatable element and a stationary element. This facilitates substantially reducing flow leakage from an upstream region of the cavity to a downstream region of the cavity.