General Electric Company

Jeffrey Scott Laubenthal

James Thompson

John Carl Glessner

Christophe Jude Day

Christopher Francis Poranski

James L Mazuk

Mustapha Ismail

Vernon Leroy Smith

Gabriel Walker Santiago

James Darrell Bradley

Ii Morris David William

Gabriel Walker-Santiago

David William Morris

An arcuate panel for a thermal control assembly includes an arcuate panel base, at least one axially extending panel header sealingly attached to a radially outwardly facing surface of the panel base, a plenum therebetween, one or more spray tubes or channels depending radially inwardly from the panel base and in fluid communication with the plenum, and radially outwardly biasing spring means mounted on or attached to the radially inwardly facing surface of the panel base. The panel may include at least one set of clockwise and counter-clockwise hinge wings attached to clockwise and counter-clockwise ends of the panel base, axial positioning, and circumferential positioning. The axial positioning may include a circular row of spring clips mounted on the panel base. A hoop of arcuate panels pivotably attached by hinges may encircle a portion of a casing compressing leaf springs against rings of the casing.

Gas turbine engine spring mounted manifold

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West Chester, OH, United States of America

Jeffrey Scott Laubenthal