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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Veeraraju Vanapalli, Karnataka, IN;
Nitesh Jain, Karnataka, IN;
Viswanadha Gupta Sakala, Karnataka, IN;
Bhaskar Nanda Mondal, Karnataka, IN;
Nicholas Joseph Kray, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/52 (2006.01); F04D 29/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/26 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F04D 29/40 (2006.01); F01D 11/08 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/526 (2013.01); F01D 9/04 (2013.01); F01D 11/08 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F01D 25/246 (2013.01); F01D 25/26 (2013.01); F04D 29/023 (2013.01); F04D 29/403 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2230/23 (2013.01); F05D 2230/642 (2013.01); F05D 2240/14 (2013.01); F05D 2240/15 (2013.01); F05D 2260/941 (2013.01); F05D 2300/10 (2013.01); F05D 2300/50212 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbine engine that includes a rotor assembly including a plurality of rotor blades, an outer case positioned radially outward from the plurality of rotor blades, and an annular ring coupled to the outer case and positioned between the plurality of rotor blades and the outer case. The annular ring is configured to restrict thermal contraction of the outer case towards the plurality of rotor blades.