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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/28 (2006.01); F23R 3/00 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/283 (2013.01); F23R 3/002 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F05D 2240/35 (2013.01); F05D 2260/30 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00012 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present relates to combustor apparatus for a gas turbine engine comprising a bulkhead () an inner support ring () and an outer support ring () at end upstream end thereof. The bulkhead () has an inner surface (), when in use is provided on an internal surface of a combustor () and exposed to combustion products and an outer surface () provided on an external surface of the combustor when in use; an inner mating feature to cooperate with the inner support ring (); and an outer mating feature to cooperate with the outer support ring (). In use, the inner and outer mating features prevent axial motion of the bulkhead relative to the inner () and outer () support rings.