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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Frank Moehrle, Palm City, FL (US);
John Pula, Jupiter, FL (US);
Jeremy Lefler, Stuart, FL (US);
Martin Konen, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Frank Moehrle, Palm City, FL (US);
John Pula, Jupiter, FL (US);
Jeremy Lefler, Stuart, FL (US);
Martin Konen, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A support structure in a gas turbine combustor end cap () including a bracket () with a first leg () and a second leg () forming a generally trapezoidal geometry. Each leg has a first end (A,A) attached to an inner concentric ring (), and a second end (B,B) attached to a crossbar (). The crossbar is attached to an outer concentric ring (). A circular array of such brackets interconnects the two concentric rings (). Each leg has at least one curved middle portion (), such as an arcuate or sinusoidal curve at a midpoint on the length of each leg. This shape provides flexibility in a radial direction that accommodates differential thermal expansion of the concentric rings while providing a rigid connection in an axial direction.