Blade outer air seal with secondary air sealing
A blade outer air seal (BOAS) for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a seal body having a radially inner face and a radially outer face that axially extend between a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion. A retention flange extends from the leading edge portion and a leaf seal contacts the retention flange.
1. A blade outer air seal for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
a seal body having a radially inner face and a radially outer face that axially extend between a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion;
a retention flange that extends from said leading edge portion; and
a leaf seal that contacts said retention flange, said leaf seal including a base portion, a radially outer sealing end, and a flexible arcuate portion coupling the base portion to the radially outer sealing end, at least the flexible arcuate portion and the base portion disposed axially downstream of the retention flange relative to a direction of airflow along a core flow path of the gas turbine engine;
wherein said radially outer sealing end includes a first sealing surface engaging a radially outer portion of the retention flange, the leaf seal extending in an axially upstream direction from the flexible arcute portion to the engagement of the first sealing surface with the radially outer portion of the retention flange; wherein said leaf is brazed to said retention flange and to said radially outer face of said body.
2. The blade outer air seal as recited in claim 1 , wherein said radially outer sealing end includes a second sealing surface.
3. The blade outer air seal as recited in claim 2 , wherein said second sealing surface is disposed in contact with a casing groove upstream of the engagement of the first sealing surface with the radially outer portion of the retention flange.
4. The blade outer air seal as recited in claim 1 , wherein said leaf seal is formed from sheet metal.
5. The blade outer air seal as recited in claim 1 , wherein said leaf seal is formed in a plurality of segments.
6. The blade outer air seal as recited in claim 1 , wherein said leaf seal applies a constant load on said retention flange.
7. A gas turbine engine, comprising:
a compressor section;
a combustor section in fluid communication with said compressor section;
a turbine section in fluid communication with said combstor section;
a blade outer air seal associated with at least one of said compressor section and said turbine section, wherein said blade outer air seal includes:
a seal body having a radially inner face and a radially outer face that axially extend between a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion;
a retention flange that extends from said leading edge portion; and
a leaf seal biased against said retention flange, said leaf seal including a base portion, a radially outer sealing end, and a flexible arcuate portion coupling the base portion to the radially outer sealing end, at least the flexible arcuate portion and the base portion disposed axially downstream of the retention flange relative to a direction of airflow along a core flow path of the gas turbine engine;
wherein said radially outer sealing end includes a first sealing surface engaging a radially outer portion of the retention flange, the leaf seal extending in an axially upstream direction from the flexible arcute portion to the engagement of the first sealing surface with the radially outer portion of the retention flange; wherein said leaf seal is brazed to said retention flange and to said radially outer face of the said seal body.
8. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 7 , wherein said radially outer sealing end includes a second sealing surface.
9. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 8 , wherein said second sealing surface is disposed in contact with a casing groove upstream of the engagement of the first sealing surface with the radially outer portion of the retention flange.
10. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 7 , wherein said leaf seal is formed in a plurality of segments.
11. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 7 , comprising a casing that surrounds said blade outer air seal, said retention flange biased against a flange of said casing.