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Title: Ceramic turbine nozzle

Abstract

A turbine nozzle and shroud assembly having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion is positioned in a gas turbine engine and being attached to conventional metallic components. The metallic components having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being greater than the preestablished rate of thermal expansion of the turbine nozzle vane assembly. The turbine nozzle vane assembly includes a plurality of segmented vane defining a first vane segment and a second vane segment. Each of the first and second vane segments having a vertical portion. Each of the first vane segments and the second vane segments being positioned in functional relationship one to another within a recess formed within an outer shroud and an inner shroud. The turbine nozzle and shroud assembly provides an economical, reliable and effective ceramic component having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being less than the preestablished rate of thermal expansion of the other component.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Maitland, FL
  2. San Diego, CA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Solar Turbines Inc
OSTI Identifier:
870739
Patent Number(s):
US 5584652
Assignee:
Solar Turbines Incorporated (San Diego, CA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-92CE40960
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
ceramic; turbine; nozzle; shroud; assembly; preestablished; rate; thermal; expansion; positioned; gas; engine; attached; conventional; metallic; components; vane; plurality; segmented; defining; segment; segments; vertical; portion; functional; relationship; recess; formed; outer; inner; provides; economical; reliable; effective; component; nozzle vane; recess formed; turbine nozzle; outer shroud; assembly provides; metallic components; ceramic component; preestablished rate; turbine engine; thermal expansion; gas turbine; vane assembly; inner shroud; vane segment; shroud assembly; metallic component; conventional metallic; ceramic turbine; conventional metal; /415/

Citation Formats

Shaffer, James E, and Norton, Paul F. Ceramic turbine nozzle. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Shaffer, James E, & Norton, Paul F. Ceramic turbine nozzle. United States.
Shaffer, James E, and Norton, Paul F. 1996. "Ceramic turbine nozzle". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870739.
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abstractNote = {A turbine nozzle and shroud assembly having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion is positioned in a gas turbine engine and being attached to conventional metallic components. The metallic components having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being greater than the preestablished rate of thermal expansion of the turbine nozzle vane assembly. The turbine nozzle vane assembly includes a plurality of segmented vane defining a first vane segment and a second vane segment. Each of the first and second vane segments having a vertical portion. Each of the first vane segments and the second vane segments being positioned in functional relationship one to another within a recess formed within an outer shroud and an inner shroud. The turbine nozzle and shroud assembly provides an economical, reliable and effective ceramic component having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being less than the preestablished rate of thermal expansion of the other component.},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
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