Patent ID: 8057164
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: F01D,F02C

Abstract:
1. A continuous-flow machine comprising: at least one stator blade section having a plurality of stator blades arranged alongside one another in a lateral direction running transversely with respect to a main flow direction of a working gas and projecting into a gas path of the working gas; at least one adjacent section adjacent to the at least one stator blade section in the main flow direction and having a plurality of adjacent elements arranged alongside one another in the lateral direction and which bound the working gas path at a side; a gap formed between stator blades of the at least one stator blade section and adjacent elements of the at least one adjacent section, the gap extending in the lateral direction and through which a cooling gas can be introduced into the working gas path; and lateral seals in the gap configured and arranged to at least impede pressure equalization, gas flow, or both, laterally in the gap.