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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2014
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Clinton A. Mayer, Jupiter, FL (US);
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A flange (A-C,E,A-E) with a primary contact surface (B-C,B-D) that is curved (C) in a section plane (P) normal to a direction of the flange around a perimeter () of a component. The curve may have a maximum departure (D), from a straight line drawn between the ends () of the curve, of at least 5% of a length of the straight line. The curve may be a circular arc with a span angle (A) of at least 40 degrees. The primary contact surface (C,C) may be defined by an annular portion of a torus. Alternately, the primary contact surface (D) may follow a non-circular perimeter path. A toric or other non-planar flange interface (A-B) may be formed by mating contact surfaces on first () and second () components.