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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2010
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
Mehmet Demiroglu, Troy, NY (US);
Neelesh Nandkumar Sarawate, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
Mehmet Demiroglu, Troy, NY (US);
Neelesh Nandkumar Sarawate, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a shim for sealing two adjacent turbine transition pieces is disclosed. The shim includes a circumferential member that includes a first lateral flange and a second lateral flange. Further, the first and second lateral flanges each comprise a tab configured to mate to a first surface plane and the first and second lateral flanges are configured to mate to a second surface plane, wherein the first and second surface planes are substantially parallel. In addition, the shim includes a first flange extending substantially perpendicular from the circumferential member.