General Electric Company

Raafat A Kammel

Humphrey W Chow

Michael Peter Kulyk

Nigel Brian Thomas Langley

Matthew Taylor Lewis

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

An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes: opposed pressure and suction sidewalls extending between spaced-apart leading and trailing edges, a root, and a tip; and a hollow plenum disposed between the sidewalls. The plenum has a chordwise first dimension at a radially outer end thereof, and a chordwise second dimension at a radially inner end thereof. The second dimension is substantially less than the first dimension.

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