Patent ID: 8613596
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: F01D,F05D

Abstract:
1. A vane assembly for a turbomachinery device, the vane assembly comprising: a rotatable vane configured to control a flow of a working fluid in said turbomachinery device, said rotatable vane having at least one end section configured to be spaced apart from a surface of an adjacent structure of the turbomachinery device opposite said at least one end section to thereby leave a gap between said at least one end section and the surface, said at least one end section including a seal guide feature; a seal configured to seal the gap between said at least one end section and the surface, said seal including a body having a sealing portion, said body being configured to be slidably received by said seal guide feature at said at least one end section, and said sealing portion being configured to seal against the surface of the adjacent structure; and a biasing member configured to urge said sealing portion in a direction toward the surface.