Patent ID: 8262348

Claim:
A turbine blade sealing system for reducing a gap between a tip of a turbine blade and a stationary shroud of a turbine engine, comprising: a generally elongated blade having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a tip wall at a first end, and a root coupled to the blade at an end generally opposite the first end for supporting the blade and for coupling the blade to a disc; a plurality of flexible seal strips extending generally orthogonally from a region proximate to an intersection between the generally elongated blade and the tip wall; wherein the plurality of flexible seal strips at least partially overlap each other to form a continuous barrier; and wherein the flexible seal strips are sufficiently flexible such that during operation in which the generally elongated blade is rotated in a blade assembly, the seal strips flex radially outward to reduce the gap between the tip wall of the generally elongated blade and the stationary shroud; wherein the plurality of flexible seal strips are attached to a pressure side of the generally elongated blade.