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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2017
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Robert Edward Huth, Greenville, SC (US);

Thomas Alan Mogle, II, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/30 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F02K 1/80 (2006.01); F02C 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/30 (2013.01); F01D 11/003 (2013.01); F01D 11/005 (2013.01); F02C 7/28 (2013.01); F02K 1/805 (2013.01); F05D 2230/80 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods of replacing flex seals in exhaust frames of turbine systems are disclosed. The method may include removing a section of an outer casing of an exhaust frame to form an opening within the outer casing. The section may be formed within a flow path of the exhaust frame. The method may also include removing the flex seal from the exhaust frame via the opening formed within the outer casing, inserting a distinct flex seal within the exhaust frame via the opening formed within the outer casing, and covering the opening formed within the outer casing of the exhaust frame.


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