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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2001
Mark Arne Florin, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Michael Thomas Hamlin, Schoharie, NY (US);
Michael Earl Montgomery, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Richard Lloyd Mattice, Broadalbin, NY (US);
Jeyaruban Selliah Amirtharajah, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dennis Roger Ahl, Sprakers, NY (US);
Bruce William Brisson, Galway, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A turbine shell assembly includes radially inner and outer shell components; axial alignment fits on the inner and outer shell components, each alignment fit comprising a male fit component on one of the inner and outer shell components and a female fit component on the other of the inner and outer shell components, the female fit component comprising a pair of flanges forming a U-shaped channel with opposed faces, and the male fit component comprising a projection received within the U-shaped channel; and a pair of axial alignment keys, each key having a mounting flange for securement along an outer edge of a respective one of the pair of flanges and an alignment flange engaged along a respective one of the opposed faces.