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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Kenneth Damon Black, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Scott Michael Elam, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Prashant Kantappa Patil, Kundanhalli Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Kenneth Damon Black, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Scott Michael Elam, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Prashant Kantappa Patil, Kundanhalli Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbine diffuser is disclosed. The turbine diffuser includes a diffuser segment having a forward end and an aft end with a flange disposed at the aft end of the diffuser segment. The diffuser segment is joinable to an adjacent diffuser segment via the flange, which includes a seal retainer that is securedly connectable in a radial direction with a seal.