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1. A sealing assembly comprising a first and second adjacent structural component part (4, 6) of a flow machine which in an installed position are movable relative to one another about an axis; a plurality of sealing segments (10, 12), each sealing segment comprising a central web (18) and first and second sealing bodies (14, 16) having a circular cross-section connected to one another by said central web (18), said central web (18) comprising a unitary surface that defines a substantially flat plane extending in the axial direction and between said opposed circular first and second sealing bodies (14, 16), said central web having a thickness and a length in the axial direction, said axial length being larger than said thickness; said structural component parts of a flow machine each having a U-shaped, rectangular longitudinal recess (20, 22) therein; said first circular sealing body (14) being in contact only with said U-shaped recess of said first structural part (4) and said second circular sealing body (16) being in contact only with said U-shaped recess of said second structural part (6) so that each of said first and second sealing body (14, 16) is contactingly arranged in an articulated manner only in a respective one of said U-shaped recesses (20, 22) of said first and second structural component parts (4, 6); a circular connection element (54, 56) extending through each of said first and second circular sealing bodies thereby connecting said plurality of sealing segments and wherein said sealing bodies (14, 16) and said recesses (20, 22) are constructed to form a sliding bearing. |