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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
David Orus Fitts, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
David Robert Schumacher, Scotia, NY (US);
Laurence Scott Duclos, Thorndike, ME (US);
Anand Aravindrao Kulkarni, Karnataka, IN;
David Bruce Knorr, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A nozzle assembly includes at least one stationary nozzle and an outer ring having a predefined shape. The outer ring includes at least one groove defined therein configured to receive at least a portion of the at least one stationary nozzle. The nozzle assembly also includes an attachment member coupled between the stationary nozzle and the outer ring. The attachment member has a first configuration at a first nozzle assembly operating temperature a second configuration at a second nozzle assembly operating temperature.