Methods for assembling gas turbine engine combustors
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsDavid Allen Kastrup, Stephen Charles Furbish
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Abstract
A method for assembling a gas turbine engine combustor facilitates reducing costs and time required for assembly. The combustor includes a spectacle plate, a plurality of swirlers, and a plurality of deflector plates. The method includes coupling an assembly fixture to at least one swirler, coupling the assembly fixture to the spectacle plate such that the swirler is maintained in alignment with respect to the spectacle plate during assembly of the combustor, and attaching the swirler to the spectacle plate.
Claims7
A method for assembling a gas turbine engine combustor wherein the combustor includes a spectacle plate, a plurality of swirlers, and a plurality of deflector plates, said method comprising:
- coupling an assembly fixture to at least one swirler;
- coupling the assembly fixture to the spectacle plate such that the swirler is maintained in alignment with respect to the spectacle plate during assembly of the combustor;
- and
- attaching the swirler to the spectacle plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.