Combustor assembly construction
AssigneeSolar Turbines Incorporated
InventorsAlan C. Holsapple, James E. Shaffer
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Abstract
A combustor assembly having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion is mounted within a gas turbine engine having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being greater than the preestablished rate of thermal expansion of the combustor assembly. The combustor assembly is constructed of a inlet end portion, a outlet end portion and a plurality of combustor ring segments positioned between the end portions. A retaining ring is positioned radially adjacent the combustor ring segments to allow for thermal radial expansion of the combustor ring segments while maintaining radially compressive force on the combustor ring segments and distributing force evenly along the combustor ring.
Claims9
A combustor assembly, comprising:
- an inlet end portion, an outlet end portion and an intermediate portion;
- and
- means for applying radially compressive force on the combustor assembly, said means for applying radially compressive force is a ring having a first end portion., a second end portion and an intermediate portion, said ring being positioned around the intermediate portion of the combustor assembly;
- and
- said ring including a first plurality of slots extend from the first end portion toward the second end portion, the first plurality of slots being spaced around the ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.