Abradable for stator inner shroud

US8926271B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8926271-B2
Application numberUS-201113305407-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 28, 2011
Priority dateNov 30, 2010
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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The present invention relates to a pressure seal ( 7 ) of a turbomachine stator, said seal ( 7 ) comprising a first abradable surface opposite a rotor portion of the turbomachine and a second surface in contact with an inner shroud ( 3 ) of the stator, said seal ( 7 ) comprising a plurality of component units ( 10 ), each component unit ( 10 ) having, on its first abradable surface, a circumferential step ( 9 ) creating an obstacle in the circumferential direction of the inner shroud ( 3 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A pressure seal ( 7 ) of a turbomachine stator, said seal ( 7 ) comprising a first abradable surface opposite a rotor portion of the turbomachine and a second surface in contact with an inner shroud ( 3 ) of the stator, the first abradable surface of the seal ( 7 ) having a stepped profile and comprising a plurality of component units ( 10 ), each component unit ( 10 ) comprising: a circumferential step ( 9 ) creating an obstacle in the circumferential…

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What does patent US8926271B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a pressure seal ( 7 ) of a turbomachine stator, said seal ( 7 ) comprising a first abradable surface opposite a rotor portion of the turbomachine and a second surface in contact with an inner shroud ( 3 ) of the stator, said seal ( 7 ) comprising a plurality of component units ( 10 ), each component unit ( 10 ) having, on its first abradable surface, a circumfer…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hiernaux Stéphane, Techspace Aero Sa
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01D11/122. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).