Turbine shroud hanger
First Claim
1. A turbine shroud hanger being suspendable radially inwardly from a pair of adjacent radial flanges of an outer casing comprising:
- a one-piece annular hanger radial flange and an integral hanger leg at a radially inner end thereof;
said hanger leg including a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart slots extending axially therethrough to bifurcate said leg into circumferential segments for reducing transient thermal expansion of said hanger.
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Abstract
A turbine shroud hanger is supported from an annular outer casing and includes an annular radial flange and integral forward and aft legs at a radially inner end thereof. The legs extend axially oppositely to each other and include respective distal ends configured for supporting a plurality of arcuate shroud panels radially above a plurality of turbine rotor blades to define a tip clearance therebetween. The legs include circumferentially spaced apart forward and aft slots extending axially from the distal ends thereof toward the radial flange, and completely radially therethrough to bifurcate the legs into circumferential segments for reducing transient thermal expansion of the hanger to reduce in turn expansion of the tip clearance.
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11 Claims
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1. A turbine shroud hanger being suspendable radially inwardly from a pair of adjacent radial flanges of an outer casing comprising:
a one-piece annular hanger radial flange and an integral hanger leg at a radially inner end thereof;
said hanger leg including a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart slots extending axially therethrough to bifurcate said leg into circumferential segments for reducing transient thermal expansion of said hanger.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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