SEAL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINE

A turbine engine is provided. The turbine engine includes: a rotor; a stator having a carrier; a seal support assembly coupled to the carrier; and a seal assembly disposed between the rotor and the stator and supported by the seal support assembly, the seal assembly defining a high pressure side and...

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Hauptverfasser: Ganiger, Ravindra Shankar, Yamarthi, David Raju, Buravalla, Vidyashankar Ramasastry, Kumar, Rajesh, Rambo, Jeffrey Douglas
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A turbine engine is provided. The turbine engine includes: a rotor; a stator having a carrier; a seal support assembly coupled to the carrier; and a seal assembly disposed between the rotor and the stator and supported by the seal support assembly, the seal assembly defining a high pressure side and a low pressure side and including a plurality of seal segments, the plurality of seal segments having a first seal segment, the first seal segment having a seal face configured to form a fluid bearing with the rotor, a lip assembly, and a body, the lip assembly positioned on the high pressure side, the lip assembly including a seal lip having a high pressure surface defining a first angle with an axial direction and a low pressure surface defining a second angle with the axial direction, the second angle being greater than the first angle.