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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Thomas Ory Moniz, Loveland, OH (US);
Robert Joseph Orlando, West Chester, OH (US);
John Christopher Brauer, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Thomas Ory Moniz, Loveland, OH (US);
Robert Joseph Orlando, West Chester, OH (US);
John Christopher Brauer, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method enables a gas turbine engine including a first rotor assembly and a second rotor assembly coupled in axial flow communication downstream from the first rotor assembly to be assembled. The method comprises coupling an upstream end of an extension duct to an outlet of the first rotor assembly, wherein the extension duct includes a plurality of panels coupled circumferentially, and coupling a downstream end of the extension duct to an inlet of the second rotor assembly using at least one fish mouth seal.