Ceramic Cerami Turbine Nozzle

Patent · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:879312

Boyd, Gary L ^[1]

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1. Alpine, CA

A turbine nozzle vane 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 an outer shroud and an inner shroud having a plurality of horizontally segmented vanes therebetween being positioned by a connecting member positioning segmented vanes in functional relationship one to another. The turbine nozzle vane assembly provides an economical, reliable and effective ceramic component having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being greater than the preestablished rate of thermal expansion of the other component.

• Research Organization: SOLAR TURBINES INC
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-92CE40960
• Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated (San Diego, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5616001
• Application Number: 08/561786
• OSTI ID: 879312
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English