摘要 |
Gas turbine engine systems involving hydrostatic face seals with back-up seals are provided. In this regard, a representative seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a hydrostatic seal having a seal face and a seal runner; and a back-up seal; wherein, in a normal mode of operation of the hydrostatic seal, interaction of the seal face and the seal runner maintains a pressure differential within the gas turbine engine and, in a failure mode of operation of the hydrostatic seal, the back-up seal maintains a pressure differential within the gas turbine engine.
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