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Gas turbine shroud support apparatus

  • US 8,047,773 B2
  • Filed: 08/23/2007
  • Issued: 11/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A support apparatus for a shroud of a gas turbine, the gas turbine comprising a rotating shaft defining a radial direction perpendicular thereto, the apparatus comprising:

  • an outer shroud block comprising a coupling connectable to a casing of the gas turbine;

    a shroud component comprising a forward flange and an aft flange, the shroud component attached to the outer shroud block via the forward flange and the aft flange;

    a damper disposed between the outer shroud block and the shroud component with a translational degree of freedom between the damper and the outer shroud block that defines a direction of motion of the damper, the direction of motion forming an angle greater than zero degrees relative to the radial direction of the gas turbine;

    a biasing element disposed within the outer shroud block, the biasing element in operable connection between the outer shroud block and the shroud component via the damper, a bias force of the biasing element directed along the direction of motion of the damper;

    a first pin extendible through an aperture in the forward flange or the aft flange, anda deformation interface between a head of the first pin and the outer shroud block.

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