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US 2015/0308343 A1Published application
Installation mounts for a turbine exhaust case
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsJonathan Ariel Scott, John J. Henderson, Ralph D. Harris
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Abstract
A turbine exhaust case frame (100) comprises an inner ring (104), an outer ring (102), and a plurality of load-bearing struts (106). The inner ring is configured to carry a load from inner bearings. The outer ring has installation bosses (116) with downward-facing mount surfaces (120). The load-bearing struts connect the inner ring to the outer ring.
Claims16
A turbine exhaust case frame comprising:
- an inner ring configured to carry load from inner bearings;
- an outer ring with installation mounts having coplanar mount surfaces;
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- a plurality load-bearing struts connecting the inner ring to the outer ring.
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An industrial gas turbine comprising:
- a gas generator with a compressor, a combustor, and an engine turbine in flow series;
- a power turbine configured to drive an electrical generator, pump, or mechanical gearbox;
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- a turbine exhaust case connecting the power turbine to the drive turbine, the turbine exhaust case having installation mounts with flat horizontal mount surfaces to support the gas generator.
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A gas turbine mounting system comprising:
- a turbine exhaust case comprising an inner ring, an outer ring concentrically disposed outward of the inner ring, and a plurality of radial struts extending from the inner ring to the outer ring;
- a plurality of installation mounts disposed on the outer ring, and having first mounting holes and downward-facing mount surfaces to support the gas generator;
- a support bracket with support posts having second mounting holes and upward-facing mount surfaces configured to match or mate with the downward-facing mount surfaces;
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- a plurality of fasteners configured to cooperate with the first and second mounting holes to secure the downward-facing mount surfaces atop the upward-facing mount surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.