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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Rohit Chouhan, Bangalore, IN;
Sumeet Soni, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Rohit Chouhan, Bangalore, IN;
Sumeet Soni, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shroud for a turbine and a method of assembling is provided. The turbine includes a housing, a rotatable shaft and a bucket extending outward therefrom. The shroud includes an alignment member which is coupled to the housing, wherein the alignment member includes a first end, a second end and a body extending between the first and second ends. The second end includes an arcuate portion to facilitate fluid flow downstream from the bucket. The shroud further includes a seal coupled to the body to facilitate sealing a gap defined between the bucket and the body.