Replaceable longitudinal seal for a rotary combustor

摘要

A replaceable longitudinal seal for a rotary combustor formed from a circular array of pipes separated by perforated webs comprise a flat bar extending radially outwardly from ever other pipe with an angle bracket positioned on and welded to each flat bar so as to compensate for out of roundness of the combustor, a plurality of thin resilient strips of stainless steel removably fastened to each angle bracket and extending outwardly from said flat bar at an angle of approximately 60 DEG and a plurality of arcuate shoes disposed proximate a circle scribed by the distal margins of said thin strips to form a dependable seal which will deflect when encountering debris on the shoes and portions thereof can be easily replaced if damaged by the debris.