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Mounting assembly for the forward end of a ceramic matrix composite liner in a gas turbine engine combustor

US6904757B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 2002
Grant dateJun 14, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23R3/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A mounting assembly for a forward end of a liner in a combustor of a gas turbine engine including a dome and a cowl, wherein a longitudinal centerline axis extends through the gas turbine engine. The mounting assembly includes a pin member extending through each one of a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings formed in the forward end of the liner, an aft portion of the cowl, and a portion of the dome, with each pin member including a head portion at one end thereof. A nut is adjustably connected to an end of each pin member opposite the head portion. A bushing is located on each pin member at a position intermediate the head portion and the nut, wherein the openings in the liner forward end are sized to fit around the bushings. In this way, the cowl aft portion and the dome portion are fixedly connected together between the bushing and the nut so that the bushings are able to slide radially through the openings in the liner forward end as the cowl and the dome experience thermal growth greater than the liner.

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