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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2012
Mark Carmine Bellino, Greenville, SC (US);
Charles Van Buchan, Greer, SC (US);
Robert Wade Clifford, Duncan, SC (US);
Daniel James Dorriety, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Steven Charles Woods, Easley, SC (US);
Mark Carmine Bellino, Greenville, SC (US);
Charles Van Buchan, Greer, SC (US);
Robert Wade Clifford, Duncan, SC (US);
Daniel James Dorriety, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Steven Charles Woods, Easley, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a method for servicing a combustor cap assembly of a turbine includes determining a defect is present in a center ring of the cap assembly, the center ring being disposed within a plurality of vanes, removing the center ring from the cap assembly. The method also includes placing a replacement center ring in the cap assembly, wherein dimensions of the replacement center ring are substantially the same as the center ring that has been removed and brazing the replacement center ring to the plurality of vanes.