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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Gregory Thomas Foster, Greer, SC (US);
Andres Jose Garcia-crespo, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Thomas Foster, Greer, SC (US);
Andres Jose Garcia-Crespo, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/246 (2013.01); F01D 11/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus configured to seal with a turbine blade stage of a gas turbine. The apparatus includes an outer shroud coupled to an inner shroud and configured to circumferentially surround the turbine blade stage. The inner shroud is configured to circumferentially surround the turbine blade stage to seal with the turbine blade stage and includes an attachment element configured to be inserted into the outer shroud to couple the inner shroud to the outer shroud.