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US 5,634,767 AGranted
Turbine frame having spindle mounted liner
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorJohn Dawson
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Abstract
A turbine frame includes annular outer and inner bands with circumferentially spaced apart struts extending therebetween. Annular outer and inner liners adjoin the outer and inner bands, and a plurality of fairings surround respective ones of the struts and are joined to the liners. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart telescopic outer and inner joints support the liners to the bands, and allow unrestrained differential thermal radial movement therebetween.
Claims16
A turbine frame comprising:
- an annular outer band;
- an annular inner band spaced radially inwardly from said outer band;
- a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart struts fixedly joined to said outer and inner bands;
- an annular outer flowpath liner spaced radially inwardly from said outer band;
- an annular inner flowpath liner spaced radially outwardly from said inner band;
- a plurality of fairings surrounding respective ones of said struts and fixedly joined to said outer and inner liners;
- a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart telescopic outer joints extending radially between said outer liner and outer band;
- a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart telescopic inner joints extending radially between said inner liner and inner band;
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- wherein said outer and inner joints support said outer and inner liners and said fairings therebetween to said outer and inner bands, and allow unrestrained radial movement therebetween.
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