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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
James Scott Flanagan, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kevin Weston McMahan, Greer, SC (US);
Jeffrey Scott LeBegue, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A turbomachine includes a plurality of transition ducts disposed in a generally annular array. An outlet of each of the plurality of transition ducts is offset from an inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis. Each of the plurality of transition ducts further includes an upstream portion and a downstream portion, the upstream portion extending between the inlet and an aft end, the downstream portion extending between a head end and the outlet. The turbomachine further includes a support ring assembly downstream of the plurality of transition ducts along a hot gas path. The turbomachine further includes a plurality of support assemblies directly connecting the upstream portion of at least one transition duct of the plurality of transition ducts to the support ring assembly. Each of the plurality of support assemblies includes a rod extending between the upstream portion and the support ring assembly.