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1. A brush seal system for sealing a gap between relatively movable components of a thermal gas turbine, the sealing system comprising:
a brush seal having a brush head and a brush packet, the brush packet projecting from the brush head in a first direction toward a brush packet end area disposed at an end of the brush seal opposing the brush head; a brush seal housing connected to a first component of the thermal gas turbine, the brush seal housing receiving the brush head of the brush seal so the brush head is not movable relative to the brush seal housing and so the brush packet projects in the first direction toward a second component of the thermal gas turbine that is movable relative to the first component across a gap between the relatively movable first and second components; and a support element connected to the first component so the support element is not movable relative to the brush seal housing, the support element projecting in the first direction and ending at a support element end area, the support element contacting the brush packet projecting from the brush head to support the brush packet against flexing, but the support element not contacting the brush head; wherein the support element and the brush seal housing are embodied as separate components. |