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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2009
David R. Spracher, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Michael T. Hudson, Greenville, SC (US);
Ronald Stuart Denmark, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David R. Spracher, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Michael T. Hudson, Greenville, SC (US);
Ronald Stuart Denmark, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A stator ring for use in a compressor of a gas turbine engine and a method of assembling the stator ring are provided. The stator ring includes a first plurality of segments that includes a first segment including a first circumferential end formed with a first cut and a second circumferential end formed with a second cut that is complementary to the first cut, wherein the first plurality of segments are configured to be circumferentially-coupled together, and a second plurality of segments that includes a second segment including a first circumferential end with a third cut and a second circumferential end with a fourth cut that is complementary to the third cut, wherein the second plurality of segments are configured to be circumferentially-coupled together.