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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2012
Applicants:
John Herbert Dimmick, Iii, Greenville, SC (US);
Bruce Carlisle Mcclintick, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventors:
John Herbert Dimmick, III, Greenville, SC (US);
Bruce Carlisle McClintick, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/06 (2006.01); F16B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/066 (2013.01); F16B 21/186 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and devices adapted to reduce disturbances and windage effects in a turbine during operation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cap includes: a body portion having a shape complementary to an aperture in a turbine component, the body portion including an external surface which substantially covers the aperture; and a cap groove formed in a circumferential surface of the body portion, the cap groove configured to substantially align with a component groove formed in the aperture.