Abstract: An inter stage seal housing for a turbine engine having upper and lower half inter stage seal housings in which a contact sealing surface of the seal housing is restored after an interval of engine operation. The contact sealing surface is restored by fitting a replaceable wear strip on the downstream sealing surface of the seal housing. In order to fit the replaceable wear strip, a circumferential groove is machined along an outer peripheral edge of the seal housing. The groove is machined to include axial location and radial retention such that the wear strips can be slid into the upper half and lower half inter stage seal housing circumferentially from the horizontal joint. The groove includes through holes and the wear strips include corresponding threaded holes such that the wear strips can be fastened in the groove by fasteners and fastener retention hardware.

Abstract: A method of operating a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system includes detecting at least one of an ammonia level and a nitrogen oxide level within a cross-sectional area of a chamber at a downstream end of a SCR catalyst. The cross-sectional area is divided into sections. Ammonia flow is automatically regulated from an ammonia distribution grid at an upstream end of the SCR catalyst based on at least one of the ammonia level and the nitrogen oxide level detected.

Abstract: A method of operating a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system includes detecting at least one of an ammonia level and a nitrogen oxide level within a cross-sectional area of a chamber at a downstream end of a SCR catalyst. The cross-sectional area is divided into sections. Ammonia flow is automatically regulated from an ammonia distribution grid at an upstream end of the SCR catalyst based on at least one of the ammonia level and the nitrogen oxide level detected.