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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2006
John Alan Manteiga, North Andover, MA (US);
Duane Douglas Thomsen, Lebanon, OH (US);
Daniel Dale Brown, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John Christopher Brauer, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
John Alan Manteiga, North Andover, MA (US);
Duane Douglas Thomsen, Lebanon, OH (US);
Daniel Dale Brown, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John Christopher Brauer, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for assembling a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes providing a combustor liner support including a first portion formed with a plurality of circumferentially-spaced recessed areas, and a second portion extending from the first portion. The method also includes coupling the combustor liner support within a combustor such that during engine operations cooling air is channeled through the plurality of recessed areas to facilitate cooling the combustor liner support.