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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Joey Wong, Enfield, CT (US);
Zhijun Zheng, Avon, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/20 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/20 (2013.01); F01D 25/162 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F05D 2250/711 (2013.01); F05D 2260/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a convex case section. The convex case section includes an upstream case portion having a first radius, a downstream case portion having a second radius, and an intermediate case portion between the upstream case portion and the downstream case portion. The intermediate case portion has a third radius larger than the first radius and the second radius. A tension rod extends from the upstream case portion to the downstream case portion.