NASA Glenn Seal Technology Timeline
| 70's | -Ludwig, Zuk, DiRusso and others develop hydrodynamic face seals plus design methods for turbine engines. |
| 70's-80's | -Bill, Sovey, Handschuh and others investigate blade
tip seals: -Abradable pads to reduce blade tip wear -Seal Materials to prevent titanium compressor blade fires |
| Early 90's | -Hendricks, Schlumberger, Proctor and others
investigate brush seals for turbo machinery: turbine
engine and cryogenic turbopumps -Hendricks, Liang, Proctor and others work on family of seal codes: Industrial (design) Scientific (CFD) -Steinetz, Sirocky develop rope seal, ceramic wafer seal and others for 2000°F NASP engine |
| Mid 90's thru today | -Addy, Proctor, Hendricks, Steinetz test SiC Bristle
brush seals, finger seals -Steinetz, Adams, Dunlap investigate rope seals for turbine engine and Shuttle booster seals |
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