Patent ID: 8141879

Claim:
A method of sealing a plurality of combustors to an inlet annulus of a turbine engine, comprising: arranging a plurality of combustors around the inlet annulus; mounting an inner circumferential seal between the inner annulus wall and corresponding surfaces of each of the combustor outlets; mounting an outer circumferential seal between the outer annulus wall and corresponding surfaces of each of the combustor outlets; and mounting a side seal between each pair of adjacent combustor outlets to seal a space between sides of the combustor outlets, wherein a first end of each side seal abuts a rear side of the outer circumferential seal, extends across the entire height of the outer circumferential seal, and extends outward beyond the outer circumferential seal, and wherein a second end of each side seal abuts a rear side of the inner circumferential seal, extends across the entire height of the inner circumferential seal, and extends inward beyond the inner circumferential seal.