Patent ID: 7976026
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: F01D,F05D,F16J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for assembling a rotary machine including a rotary component and a stationary component, said method comprising: providing a seal housing including a front plate and a back plate that is spaced from the front plate such that a cavity is defined between the front plate and the back plate; coupling a plurality of flexible compliant plates to at least one of the seal housing and the stationary component such that the compliant plates are spaced from the front plate and the back plate within the cavity; and coupling a plurality of projections to at least one of the seal housing and the compliant plates such that the plurality of projections facilitate reducing flow through at least one of a first axial gap and a second axial gap that are defined between the seal housing and the compliant plates.