Patent ID: 8727353

Claim:
A system comprising: a brush seal having a body; a brush pack secured to said body; said body including a backing plate and a side plate having a portion spaced from said brush pack and forming a gap therewith; said side plate having a first face and a second face and a first fluid passageway having an inlet in said first face and an outlet in said second face for discharging a cooling fluid into said gap between said brush pack and said side plate, wherein said first and second faces each extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said brush pack; a first engine component having a surface which abuts said first face and a second fluid passageway extending through said first engine component and forming a continuous fluid passageway with said first fluid passageway; said second fluid passageway having an outlet in said surface of said first engine component; said outlet of said second fluid passageway being in contact with the inlet of said first fluid passageway to form said continuous fluid passageway and for delivering cooling fluid from said second fluid passageway to said first cooling passageway; and said brush pack having a first end which contact said body and a second end which contacts a surface of a second engine component.