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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2006
Nicholas Philip Poccia, Gansevoort, NY (US);
Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Greenville, SC (US);
Matthew John Canham, Greenville, SC (US);
Ian James Morton, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Thomas M. Albert, Greer, SC (US);
Nicholas Philip Poccia, Gansevoort, NY (US);
Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Greenville, SC (US);
Matthew John Canham, Greenville, SC (US);
Ian James Morton, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Thomas M. Albert, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An expansion joint for use between a turbine duct and an exhaust duct. The expansion joint may include a flange attached to the turbine duct and a number of plates attached to the exhaust duct that extend towards the flange. The plates and the flange may include a gap therebetween, the gap being narrower when the turbine duct is hot than when the turbine duct is cold.