摘要 |
<p>A self-lubricating brush seal assembly (18), for a power generation system and method of reducing air leakage in a power generation system including a plurality of self-lubricating members (30) is provided. The plurality of self-lubricating members (30) include a plurality of self-lubricating bristles (42), a plurality of cores (52) sheathed in a self-lubricating braid (54), a plurality of cores (52) having an outer diameter (56) coated with self-lubricating material (62) and a solid lubricating pack (80). The lubricating material is selected from graphite, hexagonal-boron nitrite (hBN), molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ), tungsten disulfide (WS 2 ), titanium nitride (TiN), titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN), titanium carbonitride (TiCN), and combinations thereof.</p> |