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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Samuel Golinkin, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Russell V. Caggiano, Fairless Hills, PA (US);
Timothy Ewer, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Gennaro J. Diorio, Trenton, NJ (US);
Michael J. Lipski, Trenton, NJ (US);
Samuel Golinkin, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Russell V. Caggiano, Fairless Hills, PA (US);
Timothy Ewer, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Gennaro J. DiOrio, Trenton, NJ (US);
Michael J. Lipski, Trenton, NJ (US);
Demag Delaval Turbomachinery, Inc., Trenton, NJ (US);
Abstract
A centerline suspension arrangement () for a turbine (). A turbine inner casing () is supported within an outer casing () via a support member () that includes an inner portion () contacting the inner casing and an outer portion () extending into a slot () formed in the outer casing. The support member is slid into an axially oriented slot () formed in the inner casing and is body bound therein with respect to radial movements, with the support member and the inner casing slot including opposed vertical support surfaces () and a pair of oppositely facing opposed horizontal support surfaces (and). Thus, dead weight and operating loads from the inner casing are reacted through the support member and into the outer casing without the necessity for any bolting or other fastener attachment in the design load path between the support member and the inner casing.