Patent ID: 8162598
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: F01D

Abstract:
1. Sealing apparatus in a gas turbine comprising forward and aft rows of rotatable blades coupled to a disc/rotor assembly and a row of stationary vanes positioned between said forward and aft rows of rotatable blades, said sealing apparatus comprising: seal housing apparatus coupled to the disc/rotor assembly; first seal retainer plate structure associated with the forward row of rotatable blades and having first axially extending seal structure; second seal retainer plate structure associated with the aft row of rotatable blades and having second axially extending seal structure; a first seal member engaged with said first axially extending seal structure and said seal housing apparatus so as to seal a gap between said first seal retainer plate structure and said seal housing apparatus; and a second seal member engaged with said second axially extending seal structure and said seal housing apparatus so as to seal a gap between said second seal retainer plate structure and said seal housing apparatus.