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Gas turbine powerplant

  • US 3,152,443 A
  • Filed: 07/17/1959
  • Issued: 10/13/1964
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1959
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A GAS TURBINE POWERPLANT HAVING A COMPRESSOR ROTOR AND STATOR, A FIRST TURBINE ROTOR AND STATOR, THE TURBINE ROTOR AND COMPRESSOR ROTOR BEING CONNECTED TOGETHER, AND A POWER TURBINE STATOR AND ROTOR, THE LATTER ROTOR BEING MECHANICALLY INDEPENDENT OF AND CLOSELY ADJACENT TO THE FIRST TURBINE ROTOR, THE POWER TURBINE STATOR BEING CLOSELY ADJACENT TO AND RECEIVING GAS DIRECTLY FROM THE FIRST TURBINE ROTOR, A TWO-PART CASING CONSTITUTING A MAIN PART AND AN ATTACHMENT PART REMOVABLY ATTACHED TOGETHER AND SEPARABLE SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG A PLANE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE POWERPLANT, THE MAIN PART OF THE CASING SURROUNDING AND HAVING MOUNTED THEREIN THE COMPRESSOR STATOR AND FIRST TURBINE STATOR AND HAVING BEARINGS SUPPORTING THE INTERCONNECTED COMPRESSOR ROTOR AND FIRST TURBINE ROTOR, SAID ATTACHMENT PART OF THE CASING SUPPORTING THE POWER TURBINE STATOR AND HAVING BEARINGS THEREIN SUPPORTING THE POWER TURBINE ROTOR, SAID ATTACHMENT PART OF THE CASING ALSO HAVING AN EXHAUST OUTLET FOR THE TURBINES, A BURNER IN SAID MAIN PART INCLUDING A FLAMETUBE MOUNTED THEREIN AND SURROUNDING THE FIRST TURBINE STATOR, SAID FLAMETUBE HAVING A CLOSED END ADJACENT TO THE LINE OF SEPARATION BETWEEN THE CASINGS, AND HAVING AXIALLY SLIDING CONNECTIONS AT ITS OPPOSITE END AND RADIALLY EXTENDING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID MAIN PART FOR RETAINING AND SUPPORTING THE FLAMETUBE WITHIN THE MAIN PART OF THE CASING WHEN THE CASING PARTS ARE AXIALLY SEPARATED.

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