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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/30 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); F02C 7/20 (2006.01); F02C 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/045 (2013.01); F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F01D 25/30 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 7/20 (2013.01); F02C 7/28 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01); F05D 2240/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a circumferential lap joint between a downstream end of an outer wall of a turbine outlet and an upstream end of an outer barrel of a diffuser section, where the circumferential lap joint facilitates axial movement of the outer barrel relative to the outer wall, an upstream lip of the outer barrel is disposed radially within a downstream lip of the outer wall, and both the turbine outlet and the diffuser section are configured to receive an exhaust gas.