Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for clearance control in a rotary machine
- Patent Title (中): 旋转机器中间隙控制的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12511005Application Date: 2009-07-28
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Publication No.: US08342798B2Publication Date: 2013-01-01
- Inventor: Donald E. Floyd, II , Henry G. Ballard, Jr. , Brad Miller
- Applicant: Donald E. Floyd, II , Henry G. Ballard, Jr. , Brad Miller
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
- Main IPC: F01D5/08
- IPC: F01D5/08

Abstract:
A system includes a turbine casing including a first hook configured to mate with a second hook to support a turbine shroud about a plurality of turbine blades. The turbine casing includes a coolant circuit configured to adjust clearance between the turbine shroud and the turbine blades based on coolant flow through the coolant circuit. The coolant circuit includes a first plurality of radial coolant passages extending into the first hook.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110027068A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEARANCE CONTROL IN A ROTARY MACHINE Public/Granted day:2011-02-03
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