Thanks to their compliant nature and superior leakage performance over conventional labyrinth seals, brush seals found increasing use in turbomachinery. Utilizing high temperature super-alloy fibers and their compliance capability these seals maintain contact with the rotor for a wide range of operating conditions leaving minimal passage for parasitic leakage flow. Consequently, the contact force/pressure generated at seal rotor interface is of importance for sustained seal performance and longevity of its service life. Although some analytical and numerical models have been developed to estimate bristle tip pressures, they simply rely on linear beam equation calculations and other such assumptions for loading cases. In this paper, previously available analytical and/or numerical models for bristle tip force/pressure have been modified and enhanced. The nonlinear cantilever beam equation has been solved and results are compared to a linear cantilever beam equation solution to establish application boundaries for both methods. The results are also compared to experimental data. With the support of testing, an empirical model has been developed for tip forces under operating conditions.
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ASME Turbo Expo 2007: Power for Land, Sea, and Air
May 14–17, 2007
Montreal, Canada
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- International Gas Turbine Institute
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0-7918-4793-4
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An Investigation of Tip Force Characteristics of Brush Seals
Mehmet Demiroglu,
Mehmet Demiroglu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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Mustafa Gursoy,
Mustafa Gursoy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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John A. Tichy
John A. Tichy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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Mehmet Demiroglu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Mustafa Gursoy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
John A. Tichy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Paper No:
GT2007-28042, pp. 1249-1260; 12 pages
Published Online:
March 10, 2009
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Demiroglu, M, Gursoy, M, & Tichy, JA. "An Investigation of Tip Force Characteristics of Brush Seals." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2007: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. Volume 4: Turbo Expo 2007, Parts A and B. Montreal, Canada. May 14–17, 2007. pp. 1249-1260. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2007-28042
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