Power system
OwnerIan Trevor Brown, Daniel James Doll +1inventors
InventorsIan Trevor Brown, Daniel James Doll, Jason Michael Robertson
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Abstract
A method of using a gas turbine engine is provided. The method may include supporting a first portion of the gas turbine engine on one or more guide tracks extending in a first direction, the first direction being at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine. The method may also include moving the first portion of the gas turbine engine in the first direction on the guide tracks independently of a second portion of the gas turbine engine.
Claims20
A method of using a gas turbine engine, the method comprising:
- supporting a first portion of the gas turbine engine on one or more guide tracks extending in a first direction, the first direction being at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine;
- and
- moving the first portion of the gas turbine engine in the first direction on the guide tracks independently of a second portion of the gas turbine engine.
A system for moving one or more portions of a gas turbine engine relative to a base that supports the gas turbine engine during operation, the system comprising:
- one or more guide tracks for mounting to the base and supporting one or more portions of the gas turbine engine only when the gas turbine engine is shut down;
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- one or more sliders for supporting one or more portions of the gas turbine engine from the one or more guide tracks.
A method of using a gas turbine engine, the method comprising:
- supporting the gas turbine engine from a base while operating the gas turbine engine to produce power;
- supporting a first portion of the gas turbine engine on one or more guide tracks;
- and
- while the gas turbine engine is shut down, moving the first portion of the gas turbine engine off of the base on at least one of the one or more guide tracks while leaving a second portion of the gas turbine engine supported on the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.