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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
David A. Edwards, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F02C 3/06 (2006.01); F02C 7/12 (2006.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F02C 7/32 (2006.01); F16N 17/02 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F16N 7/40 (2006.01); F16N 7/38 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F01D 9/06 (2006.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F01D 25/18 (2013.01); F02C 3/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/12 (2013.01); F02C 7/32 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F16N 7/385 (2013.01); F16N 7/40 (2013.01); F16N 17/02 (2013.01); F01D 9/065 (2013.01); F01M 11/00 (2013.01); F05D 2260/4031 (2013.01); F05D 2260/98 (2013.01); F16N 2210/02 (2013.01); F16N 2210/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tank assembly () for a gas turbine engine is provided comprising a tank () and a plurality of restraints (). The restraints () include a fixing part () for securing the tank () to a support structure (). A first restraint () has a first rigidity in the direction of a length of the tank () and at least one second restraint () has a second rigidity in the direction of the length of the tank (). Upon thermal expansion or contraction of the tank () relative to the support structure (), the or each second restraint () flexes to a greater extent than the first restraint ().