Turbine vane mate face seal assembly
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1. A stator vane mate face cooling and sealing assembly comprising:
- a first vane endwall with a first vane end rail;
a second vane endwall with a second vane end rail;
an upper slot in the first and second vane end rails;
a lower seal slot in the first and second end rails;
a first seal secured within the upper slots;
a second seal secured within the lower slots;
a plurality of vertical seals secured within a plurality of vertical slots formed within the first and second vane end rails; and
,the plurality of vertical seals each having an upper slot and a lower slot in which the first and second seals extend through to form a series of compartments along the mate faces.
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Abstract
A stator vane with a mate-face cooling and sealing arrangement, the vane end rails include an upper axial seal slot and a lower axial seal slot with an upper riffle seal and a lower riffle seal secured within the two axial seal slots. The vane end rails also include a number of vertical seal slots spaced along the axial direction to receive a number of vertical riffle seals. The vertical riffle seals have an upper slot and a lower slot that allow for the two axial riffle seals to extend through and form a series of diffusion compartments along the seal assembly and mate faces.
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4 Claims
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1. A stator vane mate face cooling and sealing assembly comprising:
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a first vane endwall with a first vane end rail; a second vane endwall with a second vane end rail; an upper slot in the first and second vane end rails; a lower seal slot in the first and second end rails; a first seal secured within the upper slots; a second seal secured within the lower slots; a plurality of vertical seals secured within a plurality of vertical slots formed within the first and second vane end rails; and
,the plurality of vertical seals each having an upper slot and a lower slot in which the first and second seals extend through to form a series of compartments along the mate faces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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