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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Adam M. Foust, Orlando, FL (US);
David J. Gloekler, Berlin, DE;
Adam M. Foust, Orlando, FL (US);
David J. Gloekler, Berlin, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
An interface () is provided between a combustor basket () and a transition () of a gas turbine engine (). The interface () includes a tongue () formed in one of the combustor basket () and the transition (), and a groove () formed in another of the combustor basket () and the transition (). The tongue () is received within the groove () to define the interface (). A sealing arrangement is also provided and includes an annular combustion outlet () and an annular transition inlet (), with a labyrinth seal () positioned between an end () of the annular combustion outlet and an end () of the annular transition inlet to form a labyrinth path () there between. An inner diameter () of the annular combustion outlet () is axially aligned with an inner diameter () of the annular transition outlet ().