A self-lubricating brush seal assembly and method of reducing leakage

A self-lubricating brush seal assembly (18), for a power generation system and method of reducing air leakage in a power generation system including a plurality of self-lubricating members (30) is provided. The plurality of self-lubricating members (30) include a plurality of self-lubricating bristl...

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Main Authors ANAND, KRISHNAMURTHY, AMANCHERLA, SUNDAR, MATHEW, PAUL, PABLA, SURINDER SINGH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 06.01.2016
Subjects
BLASTING
CYLINDERS
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PISTONS
SEALINGS
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
WEAPONS
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Summary:A self-lubricating brush seal assembly (18), for a power generation system and method of reducing air leakage in a power generation system including a plurality of self-lubricating members (30) is provided. The plurality of self-lubricating members (30) include a plurality of self-lubricating bristles (42), a plurality of cores (52) sheathed in a self-lubricating braid (54), a plurality of cores (52) having an outer diameter (56) coated with self-lubricating material (62) and a solid lubricating pack (80). The lubricating material is selected from graphite, hexagonal-boron nitrite (hBN), molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ), tungsten disulfide (WS 2 ), titanium nitride (TiN), titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN), titanium carbonitride (TiCN), and combinations thereof.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120179657