Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.
Gas turbine engine with axial compressor having improved air sealing
A gas turbine engine including an axial high pressure compressor having expansion slots in the outer rim of the rotor section. The expansion slots may be positioned between blades of a rotor segment. The fore end of the slots may have an axial seal which is coupled to the inner surface of the outer rim in the first rotor segment, and may comprise a fin configuration. The axial seal may be integral to the inner surface of the outer rim. The compressor may comprise a plurality of expansion slots and axial seals, including in a plurality of rotor segments.
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