Methods and apparatus for radially compliant component mounting

Patent · Tue Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1039557

Bulman, David Edward ^[1]; Stumpf, James Anthony ^[2]; Schroder, Mark S ^[3]; Lipinski, John Joseph ^[4]

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1. Cincinnati, OH
2. Columbus, IN
3. Greenville, SC
4. Simpsonville, SC

Methods and apparatus for a mounting assembly for a liner of a gas turbine engine combustor are provided. The combustor includes a combustor liner and a radially outer annular flow sleeve. The mounting assembly includes an inner ring surrounding a radially outer surface of the liner and including a plurality of axially extending fingers. The mounting assembly also includes a radially outer ring coupled to the inner ring through a plurality of spacers that extend radially from a radially outer surface of the inner ring to the outer ring.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-00CH11047
• Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
• Patent Number(s): 8,141,370
• Application Number: 11/463,142
• OSTI ID: 1039557
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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