Combustor tile mounting arrangement
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorMICHAEL LAWRENCE CARLISLE
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Abstract
A tile is provided for lining the hot side of a wall of a combustor. The tile has a tile body with one or more bosses protruding from the cold side thereof. The or each boss extends, in use, through the wall of the combustor and has a threaded recess formed therein for threadingly connecting with a bolt which is inserted into the recess from the cold side of the combustor wall. The bolt fastens the tile to the combustor wall.
Claims14
A tile for lining a wall of a combustor, the wall having a hot side intended to face a combustion volume and a corresponding cold side intended to face away from the combustion volume, the tile comprising:
- a tile body
- one or more bosses protruding from a cold side of said tile body, the or each boss extending, in use, through the wall of the combustor, wherein the boss has a threaded recess formed therein for threadingly connecting with a bolt when inserted into the recess from the cold side of the combustor wall, whereby the bolt fastens the tile to the combustor wall.
A combustor having a wall having a hot side intended to face a combustion volume and a corresponding cold side intended to face away from the combustion volume, the intended hot side wall being lined with at least one tile, the tile having a tile body with one or more bosses protruding from a surface facing the hot side of the wall, the or each boss extending through the wall of the combustor, wherein the boss has a threaded recess formed therein for threadingly connecting with a bolt which is inserted into the recess from the cold side of the combustor wall, whereby the bolt fastens the tile to the combustor wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.