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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2010
Thomas William Swart, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jeyaruban Selliah Amirtharajah, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Thomas Hamlin, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Thomas William Swart, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jeyaruban Selliah Amirtharajah, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Thomas Hamlin, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A joint assembly for a steam turbine includes a threaded stud extending through mating openings in a first flange of the first half shell and in a second flange of the second half shell; a first nut threaded onto a first end of the threaded stud adjacent the first flange; a screw coupling the first nut to the first flange; and a dowel extending between and into the first flange and the first nut so as to bear a substantial portion of a torque load applied to the first nut compared to the screw.