Tool for alignment of seal segments
AssigneeSiemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsDennis Eek, Daniel Silfver, Erik Björklund, Thomas Widgren, Mikael Frejd, Johan Nilsson
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Abstract
An alignment tool includes a mounting flange, a support leg fixedly coupled to the mounting flange and cooperating with the mounting flange to define a partial annular ring that extends in an arc between 190 degrees and 350 degrees, and a second quantity of jack bolt pairs movably coupled to the support leg, each jack bolt pair arranged to engage one of the first quantity of seal segments. A third quantity of mounting fasteners is positioned to fixedly attach the mounting flange to the inner casing.
Claims5
An alignment tool for assembling a center seal, the center seal having a first quantity of seal segments, the center seal arranged to form a seal between an inner casing and a rotor, the alignment tool comprising:
- a mounting flange;
- a support leg fixedly coupled to the mounting flange and cooperating with the mounting flange to define a partial annular ring that extends in an arc between 190 degrees and 350 degrees;
- a second quantity of jack bolt pairs movably coupled to the support leg, each jack bolt pair arranged to engage one of the seal segments of the first quantity of seal segments;
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- a third quantity of mounting fasteners positioned to fixedly attach the mounting flange to the inner casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.