TURBINE SEAL, TURBINE, AND PROCESS OF FABRICATING A TURBINE SEAL

摘要

Provided is a turbine seal, a turbine, and a process of fabricating a turbine seal. The turbine seal includes a metallic foam positioned along a hot gas path of a turbine. The turbine includes a blade configured to rotate along a predetermined path in response to a hot gas and a metallic foam turbine seal positioned to be contacted by the hot gas. The process of fabricating the turbine seal includes providing a blade configured to rotate along a predetermined path in response to a hot gas and positioning a metallic foam turbine seal to be contacted by the hot gas.