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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Ansaldo Energia Switzerland Ag, Baden, CH;
Inventors:
Marc Widmer, Winterthur, CH;
Herbert Brandl, Waldshut-Tiengen, CH;
Assignee:
ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/042 (2013.01); F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F01D 25/246 (2013.01); F05D 2230/642 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2260/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to a guide vane for a gas turbine, and provides for example an innovative guide vane with improved flexibility leading to a reduction of stresses at the interface between the vane platform and the vane carrier. Exemplary embodiments provide only circumferential line contact or point contact between the guide vane and the guide vane carrier.