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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(12)
(88) Date of publication A3:

(51) Int Cl.:

F01D 11/12 (2006.01)

05.12.2012 Bulletin 2012/49

(43) Date of publication A2:

16.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/24

(21) Application number: 09252387.7

(22) Date of filing: 08.10.2009
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR
HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL
PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 10.12.2008 GB 0822416

Pattinson, Glen
Melbourne,
Derby DE73 8LR (GB)
Gent, John Travis
Belper,
Derby DE56 2HU (GB)

(74) Representative: Barcock, Ruth Anita et al

Rolls-Royce plc
Intellectual Property Department
P.O. Box 31
Derby DE24 8BJ (GB)

(71) Applicant: Rolls-Royce plc

London SW1E 6AT (GB)

(72) Inventors:
Sellars, Christopher
Allestree,
Derby DE22 2GD (GB)

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A seal in a gas turbine and a method of manufacturing a seal

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A seal (48) between a compressor rotor blade
(26) and compressor casing (28) comprises an abradable
structure (59) on the compressor casing (28). The abradable structure (59) comprises a metallic foam (60) having
pores (66, 68). The metallic foam (60) has a first a region
(62) and a second region (64). The first region (62) of the
metallic foam (60) is arranged adjacent to the compressor casing (28) and the second region (64) of the metallic
foam (60) is spaced from the compressor casing (28) by
the first region (62) of the metallic foam (60). The pores
(68) of the second region (64) of the metallic foam (60)
contain an abradable material (70) and the pores (66) of
the first region (62) of the metallic foam (60) do not contain
an abradable material.

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