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US 8,408,010 B2Granted
Combustor wall apparatus with parts joined by mechanical fasteners
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsIan Murray Garry, Michael Lawrence Carlisle
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Abstract
A lower cost combustor is formed from a series of sheets of metal that are secured by mechanical fasteners. An increase in diameter of the combustor is achieved through the provision of securing rings to which the sheets of metal are secured.
Claims10
A combustor for a turbine engine, the combustor having:
- an outer wall extending about a combustor axis,
- an inner wall coaxially arranged with the outer wall,
- and at least one ring shaped support;
- wherein the ring shaped support extends in a generally radial direction and has, a radially inner array of apertures, the radially inner array extending circumferentially about the axis, and a radially outer array of apertures, the radially outer array extending circumferentially about the axis;
- the outer wall being secured to the ring shaped support using tabs extending through the radially outer array of apertures,
- the inner wall being secured to the ring shaped support using tabs extending through the radially inner array of apertures.
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A combustor for a turbine engine, the combustor having:
- an outer wall extending about a combustor axis, and
- at least one ring shaped support;
- wherein the ring shaped support extends in a generally radial direction and has, a radially inner array of apertures, the radially inner array extending circumferentially about the axis, and a radially outer array of apertures, the radially outer array extending circumferentially about the axis;
- the outer wall having two cylindrical portions, a first cylindrical portion being secured to a first side of the ring shapes support by a plurality of tabs extending through the radially inner array of apertures, and a second cylindrical portion being secured to a side of the ring shaped support opposite the first side by a plurality of tabs extending through the radially outer array of apertures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.