Removable abradable seal carriers for sealing between rotary and stationary turbine components

The turbine includes a diaphragm having a seal carrier mounted in opposition to seal teeth carried by the rotary component. The seal carrier includes a seal face having a coating of abradable material enabling the rotary component to abrade the material from the seal face. The seal carrier is remova...

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Hauptverfasser: Bracken, Robert James, Hathaway, Sterling Ray, Fitts, David Orus, Korzun, Ron W, Duclos, Laurence Scott, Adis, William Edward, Kowalczyk, Mark William, Couture, Bernard Arthur
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The turbine includes a diaphragm having a seal carrier mounted in opposition to seal teeth carried by the rotary component. The seal carrier includes a seal face having a coating of abradable material enabling the rotary component to abrade the material from the seal face. The seal carrier is removable from the diaphragm and is carried by an axial extension integral with or removable from the outer diaphragm ring. A spring may be interposed between the seal carrier and the stationary component.