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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Prashant Prabhakar Sankolli, Curti, IN;
Steven Sebastian Burdgick, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 11/02 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F01D 9/047 (2013.01); F05D 2220/31 (2013.01); F05D 2230/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a turbomachine flow divider. In various particular embodiments, a flow divider for connecting with a first inner diaphragm ring and a second inner diaphragm ring of a turbomachine includes: a body section; and a pair of axially extending flanges extending from the body section, each of the axially extending flanges for engaging with the first inner diaphragm ring and the second inner diaphragm ring, respectively, wherein the flow divider is formed substantially of a rolled plate metal or a sheet metal.