General Electric Company

Michael Peter Kulyk

Humphrey W Chow

Raafat A Kammel

Jason David Shapiro

David Allen Flodman

Raafat Kammel

A flange for supporting arcuate shrouds and shroud hangers comprising at least one arcuate rail, each arcuate rail having an inner radius, a first taper location, a first taper region, a second taper location, a second taper region, wherein the thickness of at least a portion of the first taper region is tapered and wherein the thickness of at least a portion of the second taper region is tapered.

Crowned rails for supporting arcuate components

A flange for supporting arcuate components comprising at least one arcuate rail, each arcuate rail having an inner radius, a first taper location, a first taper region, a second taper location, a second taper region, wherein the thickness of at least a portion of the first taper region is tapered and wherein the thickness of at least a portion of the second taper region is tapered.

Cantilevered nozzle with crowned flange to improve outer band low cycle fatigue

A turbine nozzle includes a mid vane mounted between a pair of end vanes in outer and inner bands. The mid vane includes a first pattern of film cooling holes configured to discharge more cooling air than each of the two end vanes having respective second patterns of film cooling holes.

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Kittery, ME, United States of America

Michael Peter Kulyk