Patent 9297391 was granted and assigned to MTU Aero Engines on March, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A flow device having a cooling-air injection system for injecting cooling air into cavities (20, 24) between sealing elements (14a, 14b) or sealing bodies (16a, 16b), respectively, on the side of the guide vanes and on the side of the rotor is disclosed.