Gas turbine casing load sharing mechanism
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsKhoa Dang Cao, Kenneth Damon Black
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Abstract
A turbine system is provided having a first turbine casing and a second turbine casing, the first and second turbine casings together defining an inner wall. The turbine system further includes a first attachment flange extending from a surface of the first turbine casing within the inner wall and a second attachment flange extending from a surface of the second turbine casing within the inner wall. The first attachment flange defines a first aperture and the second attachment flange defines a second aperture. A pin extends through the first aperture and into the second aperture.
Claims20
A turbine system, comprising:
- a first turbine casing;
- a second turbine casing positioned adjacent to the first turbine casing, the first turbine casing and the second turbine casing together defining an inner wall;
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- a first attachment assembly configured to attach the second turbine casing to the first turbine casing, the first attachment assembly comprising
- a first attachment flange extending from a surface of the first turbine casing within the inner wall and defining a first aperture;
- a second attachment flange extending from a surface of the second turbine casing within the inner wall, the second attachment flange positioned adjacent to the first attachment flange and defining a second aperture;
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- a pin extending through the first aperture and into the second aperture.
A method of assembling a first turbine casing and a second turbine casing in a turbine system, the method comprising:
- positioning the second turbine casing adjacent to the first turbine casing, such that the first turbine casing and the second turbine casing together define an inner wall, the first turbine casing comprising a first attachment flange extending from a surface of the first turbine casing within the inner wall and the second turbine casing comprising a second attachment flange extending from a surface of the second turbine casing within the inner wall;
- aligning a first aperture defined in the first attachment flange with a second aperture defined in a second attachment flange;
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- inserting a pin through the second aperture and into the first aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.