United Patent: States
United Patent: States
United Patent: States
Handschuh
References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
2,488,875 1 VI949
3,690,785 9/1972
3,860,358 VI975
3,892,497 7/1975
Morley ..............
415/136 X
Lind ....................................
415/108
Cavicchi et al. ..........
415/174
GunderIock et d. ............... 415/134
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TECHNICAL FIELD
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BACKGROUND ART
U.S. Pat. No. 3,860,358 to Cavicchi et a1 is directed to
a turbine blade tip seal wherein the radius of curvature
30 of the sealing surface changes thereby minimizing blade
tip clearance between cold engine conditions and design
operating conditions.
In U.S.Pat. No. 3,986,720 to Knudson et al is directed
to a turbine shroud structure composed of a material
35 exhibiting a low coefficient of thermal expansion at low
temperatures to provide large cold clearances at a high
coefficient of thermal expansion at higher temperatures.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,690,785 to Lind is directed to a spring
plate sealing system composed of members having difsealing at high temperatures.
DISCLOSURE O F THE INVENTION
According to the present invention a two-component
45 shroud seal has a ceramic member and a high temperature metallic alloy member. The members are independently fabricated and joined together by sliding the
ceramic member onto the metallic alloy substrate. The
resulting seal provides an increase in insulating and
50 sealing qualities and correspondingly produces more
engine thrust and efficiency.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION O F THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a sectional view illustrating a shroud seal in
55 a turbine housing constructed in accordance with the
present invention to be used in the annular seal around
the turbine blades;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the two component
shroud seal illustrating the ceramic and substrate com60 ponents;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view illustrating the
substrate-ceramic connection location;
FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating the cooling flow and
hot (combustion) gas side of the shroud seal;
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FIGS. Sa and 5b show a thermal stress contour for
conventional graded layer and strain isolation seals at
boundary conditions of Tg=1600" C. (3000" F.) and
Tc=700' C. (1209' F.);
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Strain isolation seal
Minimun
Manimum
MPa (psi)
MPa (psi)
64.4
(9340)
8.07
(1170)
27.7
57.6
(-8360)
-27.7
(-4020)
-37.2
(1860)
45400)
-6.5
5.7
7.2
(1M)
2.8
52.7
(9640)
6.1
(405)
(880)
5.7
(829
12.8
(4010)
0.7
3.8
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Element strm values
Condition
2-piece seal
Direction
Tg= 1650 C.
(3000 F.)
Tc3: 700 C.
Maximum
Mpa (psi)
Minimum
Mpa (psi)
7.9
(1140)
6.2
(895)
5.3
(765)
3.9
(570)
-3.96
(475)
-2.1
(-300)
3.7
(-535)
1.5
(-215)
7.1
(1030)
2.9
(420)
4.6
(670)
2.3
(330)
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Pressure
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PI = 0.69 MPA
P2 = 0.31 MPA
Maximum
MPa (psi)
Minimum
MPa (psi)
9.0
(1305)
4.7
(675)
11.8
(1715)
6.4
(930)
-4.5
(-645)
- 1.9
(-280)
-5.1
(-740)
-2.9
(-420)
(150)
0.58
(84)
1.05
(152)
0.58
(84)
8.3
(1200)
1.9
(270)
9.5
(1380)
3.1
(950)
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