Fan blade interplatform seal

• Main Authors: KASPROW, ROBERT F, LESHANE, JEFFREY S, KURZ, PHYLLIS L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 28.10.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS; POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS; STEAM ENGINES; WEAPONS

An interplatform seal 86 for a fan 14 in an axial gas turbine engine 10 comprises a plurality of elastomeric layers (94) which sandwich a stiffener (98) therebetween. The stiffener may comprise stainless steel mesh. The seal also has a raised triangular portion (88) at its forward end for disposal w...