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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Richard C. Charron, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
William W. Pankey, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Richard C. Charron, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
William W. Pankey, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
An exit piece () with an inlet throat () that conducts a combustion gas flow (A) in a path () from a combustor () to an annular chamber () that feeds the first blade section () of a gas turbine (). The exit piece further includes an outlet portion () that forms a circumferential segment of the annular chamber. The outlet portion interconnects with adjacent outlet portions by hinges (A,B,A,B). Each hinge may have a hinge axis (A,B) parallel to a centerline () of the turbine. Respective gas flows (A) are configured by an assembly () of the exit pieces to converge on the feed chamber () into a uniform helical flow that drives the first blade section with minimal circumferential variations in force.