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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Mayur Abhay Keny, Bangalore, IN;
Josef Scott Cummins, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Scott Jacob Huth, Greenville, SC (US);
Thangaraj Subbareddyar, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Mayur Abhay Keny, Bangalore, IN;
Josef Scott Cummins, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Scott Jacob Huth, Greenville, SC (US);
Thangaraj Subbareddyar, Tamil Nadu, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and devices configured to shield portions of turbine conduits from contact with a working fluid flow and reduce the associated thermal gradients therein are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sleeve includes: a base portion defining a shield aperture, the base portion including an external surface configured to contact an internal surface of a turbine conduit; and a neck portion connected to the base portion and defining a neck aperture proximate a terminus of the turbine conduit, the neck aperture fluidly connected to the shield aperture.