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System of supporting turbine diffuser

US10287920B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 2015
Grant dateMay 14, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05D2250/324
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a diffuser section comprising an outer barrel, an outer aft plate, an inner barrel, an inner aft plate, and a plurality of poles, where the outer aft plate is disposed at a downstream end of the outer barrel, the inner aft plate is disposed at a downstream end of the inner barrel, the outer barrel and the inner barrel are disposed about a turbine axis, the diffuser section receives an exhaust gas from a gas turbine, the plurality of poles is circumferentially spaced about the turbine axis, and each pole of the plurality of poles couples a downstream end of the outer aft plate to a downstream end of the inner aft plate.

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