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Axial compressor stator construction

US5004402A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
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10Claims
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Filing dateSep 5, 1989
Grant dateApr 2, 1991
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A split casing (10) of low, coefficient of expansion material, has internal upstream facing slots (12). A semicircular shroud ring (16), of high coefficient of expansion material, carries the vanes (18), and has a tongue (20) sliding within casing slot (12). Casing stop lugs (14) and shroud stop lugs (22) have mutually abuttable surfaces (70,72) to antirotate the shroud within the casing. The distance between abuttable surfaces of the casing is greater than the distance between abuttable surfaces of the shroud ring at room temperature, but the distance are the same at the long time operating temperature.

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