US 2016/0258307 A1 · FLOATING PANEL FOR A GAS POWERED TURBINE

Abstract

A foil assembly for a gas powered turbine includes a plurality of floating wall sectors arranged circumferentially about an axis defined by a flowpath. Each of the floating wall sectors includes a first flowpath strut component, a second flowpath strut component, a floating wall panel connected to the first flowpath strut component by a first clamp seal at a first axial joint and connected to the second flowpath strut component by a second clamp seal at a second axial joint, and a plurality of leading edge structures fore of the plurality of floating wall sectors. Each of the leading edge structures is configured to define a foil profile in conjunction with a first flowpath strut component of a first floating wall sector and an adjacent flowpath strut component of a second floating wall sector.

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Dependent claims

A foil assembly for a gas powered turbine comprising:

a plurality of floating wall sectors arranged circumferentially about an axis defined by a flowpath;
each of said floating wall sectors comprising;
a first flowpath strut component;
a second flowpath strut component;
a floating wall panel connected to the first flowpath strut component by a first clamp seal at a first axial joint and connected to the second flowpath strut component by a second clamp seal at a second axial joint;
and
a plurality of leading edge structures fore of the plurality of floating wall sectors, each of the leading edge structures configured to define a foil profile in conjunction with a first flowpath strut component of a first floating wall sector and an adjacent flowpath strut component of a second floating wall sector.

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A floating wall sector for a foil assembly of a gas powered turbine comprising:

a radially outward floating wall panel including a first edge generally aligned with an axis defined by the floating wall sector and a second edge generally aligned with the axis;
a first strut component including a circumferential extension aligned with the floating wall panel and a strut extending radially inward from the circumferential extension;
a second strut component including a circumferential extension aligned with the floating wall panel and a strut extending radially inward from the circumferential extension;
a first clamp seal connecting the circumferential extension of the first strut component to the floating wall panel at the first edge;
and
a second clamp seal connecting the circumferential extension of the second strut component to the floating wall panel at the second edge.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Floating panel for a gas powered turbine

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