Sealing device for rotating turbine blades

1. A seal for reducing a fluid flow around tips of rotating blades of a turbine, the seal comprising:

a plurality of diaphragms disposed in axial succession and providing an outer radial support for a radial arrangement of static blades disposed alternatingly with the rotating blades in an axial direction;

a radially inner seal bearing part;

a radially outer seal part having axial and radial supports, wherein a ring is located between an axial upstream and axial downstream diaphragm and has a radial support that includes a key and a circumferential extension of the ring, the key and the circumferential extension having a clearance so as to allow a relative radial movement between the ring and a part of a casing or the plurality of diaphragms and providing a pressure sealing face and support in the axial direction between the ring and the casing, and wherein the ring includes a clearance from at least one of the part of the casing and the plurality of diaphragms so as to be isolated from a radial dislocation in an event of a rotation movement of the part of the casing or the plurality of diaphragms; and

wherein the axial support is an extension of the outer circumference of the ring and includes an axially oriented face contacting a juxtaposed face in a matching groove in the casing.

2. A seal for reducing a fluid flow around tips of rotating blades of a turbine, the seal comprising:

a plurality of diaphragms disposed in axial succession and providing an outer radial support for a radial arrangement of static blades disposed alternatingly with the rotating blades in an axial direction;

a radially inner seal bearing part;

a radially outer seal part having axial and radial supports, wherein a ring is located between an axial upstream and axial downstream diaphragm and has a radial support that includes a key and a circumferential extension of the ring, the key and the circumferential extension having a clearance so as to allow a relative radial movement between the ring and a part of a casing or the plurality of diaphragms and providing a pressure sealing face and support in the axial direction between the ring and the casing, and wherein the ring includes a clearance from at least one of the part of the casing and the plurality of diaphragms so as to be isolated from a radial dislocation in an event of a rotation movement of the part of the casing or the plurality of diaphragms; and

wherein the axial support is an extension of the outer circumference of the ring disposed in a gap between one of the plurality of diaphragms and the casing.

3. A seal for reducing a fluid flow around tips of rotating blades of a turbine, the seal comprising:

a plurality of diaphragms disposed in axial succession and providing an outer radial support for a radial arrangement of static blades disposed alternatingly with the rotating blades in an axial direction;

a radially inner seal bearing part;

a radially outer seal part having axial and radial supports, wherein a ring is located between an axial upstream and axial downstream diaphragm and has a radial support that includes a key and a circumferential extension of the ring, the key and the circumferential extension having a clearance so as to allow a relative radial movement between the ring and a part of a casing or the plurality of diaphragms and providing a pressure sealing face and support in the axial direction between the ring and the casing, and wherein the ring includes a clearance from at least one of the part of the casing and the plurality of diaphragms so as to be isolated from a radial dislocation in an event of a rotation movement of the part of the casing or the plurality of diaphragms; and

wherein the axial support is an extension of the inner circumference of the casing and includes an axially oriented face contacting a juxtaposed face in a matching groove or edge of the ring.

4. A seal for reducing a fluid flow around tips of rotating blades of a turbine, the seal comprising:

a plurality of diaphragms disposed in axial succession and providing an outer radial support for a radial arrangement of static blades disposed alternatingly with the rotating blades in an axial direction;

a radially inner seal bearing part;

a radially outer seal part having axial and radial supports, wherein a ring is located between an axial upstream and axial downstream diaphragm and has a radial support that includes a key and a circumferential extension of the ring, the key and the circumferential extension having a clearance so as to allow a relative radial movement between the ring and a part of a casing or the plurality of diaphragms and providing a pressure sealing face and support in the axial direction between the ring and the casing, and wherein the ring includes a clearance from at least one of the part of the casing and the plurality of diaphragms so as to be isolated from a radial dislocation in an event of a rotation movement of the part of the casing or the plurality of diaphragms; and

wherein the ring includes an inner ring and an outer ring fitted together in the casing and secured against a relative rotation.

5. The seal as recited in claim 1 , wherein the ring includes a radially acting elastic element configured to close a gap between the outer seal part and a seal part disposed on a tip of one of the rotating blades.

6. The seal as recited in claim 1 , comprising:

seal fins.

7. The seal as recited in claim 2 , wherein the ring includes a radially acting elastic element configured to close a gap between the outer seal part and a seal part disposed on a tip of one of the rotating blades.

8. The seal as recited in claim 2 , comprising:

seal fins.

9. The seal as recited in claim 3 , wherein the ring includes a radially acting elastic element configured to close a gap between the outer seal part and a seal part disposed on a tip of one of the rotating blades.

10. The seal as recited in claim 3 , comprising:

seal fins.

11. The seal as recited in claim 4 , wherein the ring includes a radially acting elastic element configured to close a gap between the outer seal part and a seal part disposed on a tip of one of the rotating blades.

12. The seal as recited in claim 4 , comprising:

seal fins.