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US 2017/0254540 A1Published application
Spacers and conduit assemblies having the same
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRichard Martin DiCintio, Seth Reynolds Hoffman
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Abstract
A spacer is provided. The spacer includes a substantially ring-shaped frame that defines an opening therein having a radius. The spacer also includes a plurality of fins having an arcuate shape and extending a distance generally radially inward from the frame for tangentially supporting a conduit extending through the opening.
Claims20
A spacer comprising:
- a substantially ring-shaped frame that defines an opening therein having a radius;
- and
- a plurality of fins having an arcuate shape and extending a distance generally radially inward from said frame for tangentially supporting a conduit extending through the opening.
A conduit assembly comprising:
- a first conduit;
- a second conduit positioned within said first conduit to define a channel between said first conduit and said second conduit;
- and
- a spacer positioned between said first conduit and said second conduit within the channel, wherein said spacer comprises:
- a substantially ring-shaped frame that defines an opening therein having a radius;
- and
- a plurality of fins having an arcuate shape and extending a distance generally radially inward from said frame for tangentially supporting said second conduit in substantially concentric alignment with said first conduit within the opening.
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A turbine assembly comprising:
- a combustion can;
- and
- an axial fuel staging (AFS) system coupled to said combustion can, wherein said AFS system comprises a secondary fuel injector and a conduit assembly for supplying fuel and compressed gas to said secondary fuel injector, said conduit assembly comprising a first conduit, a second conduit positioned within said first conduit to define a channel between said first conduit and said second conduit, and a spacer positioned between said first conduit and said second conduit within the channel, said spacer comprising:
- a substantially ring-shaped frame that defines an opening therein having a radius;
- and
- a plurality of fins having an arcuate shape and extending a distance generally radially inward from said frame for tangentially supporting said second conduit in substantially concentric alignment with said first conduit within the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.