US 11,988,095 B2
Seals for managing thermal distortion in a turbomachine and methods for building the same
Deepak Trivedi, Niskayuna, NY (US); Rahul Anil Bidkar, Niskayuna, NY (US); and Uttara Vijay Kumar, Glenville, NY (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/685,953.
Prior Publication US 2023/0279780 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 11/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/28 (2006.01); F16J 15/40 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC F01D 11/001 (2013.01) [F01D 11/04 (2013.01); F01D 25/28 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F05D 2230/24 (2013.01); F05D 2230/31 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01); F05D 2250/73 (2013.01); F05D 2260/38 (2013.01); F05D 2300/50212 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seal for a turbomachine, the seal comprising:
an outer shell defining an interior space;
an inner matrix filling the interior space comprising a plurality of unit cells comprising one or more metamaterials, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of unit cells are identical, and wherein the plurality of unit cells are repeated throughout the inner matrix; and
one or more support struts extending throughout the inner matrix.