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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJames M. Caldwell, Edward J. Emilianowicz, Gary Scott Loveless
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A method enables a portion of combustor dome assembly to be replaced. The dome assembly includes at least one dome cup including at least one swirl cup including a joint that defines a slot therein, and a deflector plate assembly that is coupled to, and extends downstream from, the swirl cup, such that a portion of the deflector plate assembly is securely fixed within the joint slot. The method comprises cutting through an interface formed between the deflector plate assembly and the joint slot, extending the cut substantially between the deflector assembly and the joint slot through the at least one dome cup, removing the deflector plate assembly from the combustor dome assembly, and coupling a replacement deflector plate assembly within the combustor dome assembly that extends aft from the portion of the combustor dome assembly that is upstream from the cut.
A method for replacing a portion of combustor dome assembly, the dome assembly including at least one dome swirl cup including a joint that defines a slot therein, and an annular deflector plate assembly coupled to, and extending downstream from, the swirl cup such that a portion of the deflector plate assembly is securely fixed within the joint slot, said method comprising:
A method for replacing a portion of a combustor dome assembly within a gas turbine engine combustor, the dome assembly at an upstream end of a combustion chamber defined within the combustor, the dome assembly including at least one swirl cup including a joint and at least one deflector plate extending aftward from the joint, the at least one deflector plate coupled to the at least one swirl cup with at least one of a brazing process and a welding process, said method comprising:
A method for replacing a portion of a gas turbine engine combustor dome assembly, said method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.