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Method and apparatus for servicing combustion liners

US10414005B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

16Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Adrian Adam Klejc · Wysokie Mazowieckie, PL
Stuart Craig Hanson · Anderson, US
John William Herbold · Fountain Inn, US
James Bradford Holmes · Fountain Inn, US
Sandra Beverly Kolvick · Greenville, US
Thomas Alan Mogle, II · Simpsonville, US
Robert Edward Huth · Greenville, US
Lukasz Sajdak · Pajęczno, PL

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 9, 2014
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49734
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for servicing a combustion liner in a combustion case of a turbine is provided. The apparatus includes an elongated bar having a handle at one end and a force applying member at an opposing end of the elongated bar. An attachment member is configured for attachment to a flange of the combustion case. The attachment member is also configured for pivotal attachment to the elongated bar. The apparatus is configured to apply a radially outward force on a downstream portion of the combustion liner when a radially inward force is applied to the handle.

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