Cmc shroud support system of a gas turbine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJonathan David BALDIGA, Jason David SHAPIRO
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Abstract
A shroud support system with load spreading comprises a shroud hanger having a first wall and a second wall spaced apart in an axial direction by a retainer support wall, a ceramic matrix composite shroud segment disposed in the shroud hanger between the first and second walls and the retainer support wall, a retainer having circumferentially spaced first and second bolt holes, the retainer passing through the shroud, first and second bolts passing through the shroud hanger and engaging the first and second bolt holes of the retainer.
Claims20
A shroud support system with load spreading, comprising:
- a shroud hanger which extends in at least a circumferential direction, said shroud hanger having a first wall and a second wall spaced apart in an axial direction by a retainer support wall;
- a ceramic matrix composite shroud, formed of a plurality of shroud segments disposed in said shroud hanger between said first and second walls and said retainer support wall;
- a retainer having circumferentially spaced first and second bolt holes, said retainer passing through said shroud segment;
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- first and second bolts passing through said shroud hanger and engaging said first and second bolt holes of said retainer.
A gas turbine engine comprising:
- a turbine;
- an engine casing;
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- a shroud support system that extends circumferentially about at least a portion of the turbine, the shroud support system comprising:
- a shroud hanger connected to the engine casing and which extends in at least a circumferential direction, said shroud hanger having a first wall and a second wall spaced apart in an axial direction by a retainer support wall;
- a ceramic matrix composite shroud, formed of a plurality of shroud segments disposed in said shroud hanger between said first and second walls and said retainer support wall;
- a retainer having circumferentially spaced first and second fastener holes, said retainer passing through said shroud segment;
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- first and second bolts passing through said shroud hanger and engaging said first and second bolt holes of said retainer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.