Bristle arrangement for brush seal, method and assembly for making same, and method of making brush seal

摘要

A bristle arrangement 200 for use in a brush seal, comprises a plurality of bristles 201 arranged in a length, and a joint 203 along the length securing the bristles 201 together. A fixture for making the bristle arrangement may comprise a base 303 having a surface with an arrangement of guides 319 thereon, the guides 319 adapted to orient the tufts on the surface and a cover 305 having a surface for receiving the tufts. The cover 305 removably mounts to the base 303 to sandwich the tufts between the cover and the base. A brush seal with multiple stages may be made by providing plates and bristle arrangements, creating a stack of plates and bristle arrangements, and joining the stack.