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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Jay A. Morrison, Oviedo, FL (US);
Gary B. Merrill, Monroeville, PA (US);
Jay E. Lane, Murrysville, PA (US);
Christian X. Campbell, Orlando, FL (US);
Daniel G. Thompson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Eric V. Carelli, Greensburg, PA (US);
Christine Taut, Essen, DE;
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A vane assembly for a turbine assembly includes an inner endcap, an outer endcap, and a body. The body includes a metallic core assembly, a ceramic shell assembly and a support assembly. The metallic core assembly is coupled to the inner and outer endcaps and bears most of the mechanical loads, including aerodynamic loads. The ceramic shell bears substantially all of the thermal stress placed on the vane assembly. The support assembly is disposed between the metallic core assembly and said ceramic shell assembly and is coupled to the metallic core assembly.