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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1995
Steven S Burdgick, Clifton Park, NY (US);
John R Hess, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Gary D Mercer, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Gregory A Crum, Greenville, SC (US);
James E Cencula, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
John A Eastman, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A turbine casing is provided in two casing halves joined one to the other along a horizontal splitline having flanges with spaced boltholes. A circumferentially extending rib is provided about each casing half at a location just forward of the turbine buckets to minimize or eliminate distortion caused by internal pressure and meridional roll of the casing. One or more axially extending ribs is provided on each casing half. The axial ribs have a radial stiffness which substantially matches the stiffness and thermal response of the flanges.