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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Mark Bailey, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Christopher E. Thompson, Danvers, MA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Bailey, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Christopher E. Thompson, Danvers, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 1/04 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vane doublet for a turbine nozzle includes a radially inner band; a radially outer band; and a pair of airfoils extending between the inner band and the outer band. One of the inner and outer bands is split in a generally axial direction along a split line passing between the pair of airfoils, and a seal is secured between or adjacent to facing edges of the split line.