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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
May. 01, 2009
Applicants:
Sanjeev Heda, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Robert W. Coign, Piedmont, SD (US);
Kevin L. Bruce, Greer, SC (US);
Inventors:
Sanjeev Heda, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Robert W. Coign, Piedmont, SD (US);
Kevin L. Bruce, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a turbine system may include a turbine casing, a shroud block coupled to the turbine casing, a fluid passage in the shroud block; and a pin configured to interface with the fluid passage. The pin may include a hollow shaft; a rod inserted into the hollow shaft; and a valve disposed on a distal end of the rod, wherein the valve is configured to open and close the fluid passage when the rod is actuated remotely through the hollow shaft.