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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2007
Henry Grady Ballard, Jr., Easley, SC (US);
Bradley James Miller, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kenneth Damon Black, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Henry Grady Ballard, Jr., Easley, SC (US);
Bradley James Miller, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kenneth Damon Black, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An inner shell for a rotating machine including at least one segment; and at least one complementary segment in operable communication with the at least one segment, the segments forming a support structure for a shroud ring; wherein the at least one segment and the at least one complementary segment are individually moved to change a set of dimensions defined by the at least one segment and the at least one complementary segment. A method for controlling a dimension of the shroud ring in a rotating machine is also disclosed.