摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved labyrinth seal. <P>SOLUTION: A labyrinth seal comprises a plurality of arcuate labyrinth seal segments 10, 12 in which the confronting ends of adjacent arcuate labyrinth seal segments 10, 12 have planar faces 26. The planar faces 26 are oriented radially and axially, but are canted away from a strictly axial orientation by a cant angle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |