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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Devin Patrick Perkins, Greenville, SC (US);
William Lawrence Byrne, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus having an elongated body configured to be inserted into a tubular structure extending between a first combustor and a second combustor of a gas turbine engine. A movable arm may be positioned proximate to a first end of the elongated body, and the movable arm may be configured to engage a surface of the first combustor when the elongated body is placed within the tubular structure. A drive member may be accessible near a second end of the elongated body, and the drive member may be configured to rotate within the elongated body and to drive the movable arm along a longitudinal axis of the elongated body toward the second end to separate the tubular structure from the second combustor.