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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2005
Nicholas A. Williams, Phoenix, AZ (US);
George W. Randall, Phoenix, AZ (US);
David H. Beird, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Nicholas A. Williams, Phoenix, AZ (US);
George W. Randall, Phoenix, AZ (US);
David H. Beird, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides support means for an acoustic liner in an APU exhaust system, where the acoustic liner has a tubular sidewall with an outer surface, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge, and an axial gap formed between the first and the second longitudinal edges. The APU exhaust system includes an annular support disposed substantially symmetrically about a longitudinal axis and coupled to a portion of the acoustic liner and a linear support disposed at least partially in the acoustic liner axial gap.