Gas turbine having seal assembly with coverplate and seal
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1. A gas turbine comprising:
- a rotating shaft;
a wheel coupled to the rotating shaft;
a bucket coupled to the wheel;
a coverplate fastened to the wheel and the bucket; and
a sheet seal positioned between the coverplate and an interface between the wheel and the bucket,wherein the sheet seal extends along a side of the bucket and the wheel to cover and seal the entire interface between the wheel and the bucket, andwherein the coverplate is positioned over the entire sheet seal.
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Abstract
A gas turbine and a seal assembly for a machine having a rotating shaft, a wheel coupled to the rotating shaft, the wheel including a bucket coupled to the wheel comprising a coverplate that is fastened to the wheel and the bucket and a seal positioned between the coverplate and the wheel and the bucket.
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20 Claims
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1. A gas turbine comprising:
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a rotating shaft; a wheel coupled to the rotating shaft; a bucket coupled to the wheel; a coverplate fastened to the wheel and the bucket; and a sheet seal positioned between the coverplate and an interface between the wheel and the bucket, wherein the sheet seal extends along a side of the bucket and the wheel to cover and seal the entire interface between the wheel and the bucket, and wherein the coverplate is positioned over the entire sheet seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A seal assembly for a machine having a rotating shaft, the seal assembly comprising:
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a wheel coupled to the rotating shaft; a bucket coupled to the wheel; a coverplate fastened to the wheel and the bucket of the machine; and a sheet seal positioned between the coverplate and an interface between the wheel and the bucket, wherein the sheet seal extends along a side of the bucket and the wheel to cover and seal the entire interface between the wheel and the bucket, and wherein the coverplate is positioned over the entire sheet seal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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