Brush Seal Performance and Durability Issues Based on T-700 Engine Test Results

The integrity and performance of brush seals have been established. Severe bench and engine tests have shown high initial wear or rub-in rates, material smearing at the interface, and bristle and rub-runner wear, but the brush seals did not fail. Short-duration (46 hr) experimental T-700 engine test...

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Main Author: R. C. Hendricks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1995-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1023621X95000029
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description The integrity and performance of brush seals have been established. Severe bench and engine tests have shown high initial wear or rub-in rates, material smearing at the interface, and bristle and rub-runner wear, but the brush seals did not fail. Short-duration (46 hr) experimental T-700 engine testing of the compressor discharge seal established over 1-percent engine performance gain (brush versus labyrinth). Long-term gains were established only as leakage comparisons, with the brush at least 20 percent better at controlling leakage. Long-term materials issues, such as wear and ultimately seal life, remain to be resolved. Future laeeds are cited for materials and analysis tools that account for heat generation, thermomechanical behavior, and tribological pairing to enable original equipment manufacturers to design high-temperature, high-surface-speed seals with confidence.
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spelling doaj-art-64199c060b0a48218cd32f5057a8a73b2025-02-03T05:46:19ZengWileyInternational Journal of Rotating Machinery1023-621X1995-01-011211712810.1155/S1023621X95000029Brush Seal Performance and Durability Issues Based on T-700 Engine Test ResultsR. C. Hendricks0National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135, USAThe integrity and performance of brush seals have been established. Severe bench and engine tests have shown high initial wear or rub-in rates, material smearing at the interface, and bristle and rub-runner wear, but the brush seals did not fail. Short-duration (46 hr) experimental T-700 engine testing of the compressor discharge seal established over 1-percent engine performance gain (brush versus labyrinth). Long-term gains were established only as leakage comparisons, with the brush at least 20 percent better at controlling leakage. Long-term materials issues, such as wear and ultimately seal life, remain to be resolved. Future laeeds are cited for materials and analysis tools that account for heat generation, thermomechanical behavior, and tribological pairing to enable original equipment manufacturers to design high-temperature, high-surface-speed seals with confidence.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1023621X95000029SealsBrush sealsTurbojetTribologyTurbomachineCoatings.
spellingShingle R. C. Hendricks
Brush Seal Performance and Durability Issues Based on T-700 Engine Test Results
International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Seals
Brush seals
Turbojet
Tribology
Turbomachine
Coatings.
title Brush Seal Performance and Durability Issues Based on T-700 Engine Test Results
title_full Brush Seal Performance and Durability Issues Based on T-700 Engine Test Results
title_fullStr Brush Seal Performance and Durability Issues Based on T-700 Engine Test Results
title_full_unstemmed Brush Seal Performance and Durability Issues Based on T-700 Engine Test Results
title_short Brush Seal Performance and Durability Issues Based on T-700 Engine Test Results
title_sort brush seal performance and durability issues based on t 700 engine test results
topic Seals
Brush seals
Turbojet
Tribology
Turbomachine
Coatings.
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