Methods for optimizing turbine engine shell radial clearances
US7260892B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4984
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method facilitates the assembly of a stator assembly for a turbine engine. The method includes providing a cantilevered shell including a first end and a second end, and coupling a second member within the turbine engine. The method also includes coupling the shell to a frame such that the shell extends circumferentially around at least a portion of the second member such that a non-uniform circumferential radial gap is defined radially between the second member and the shell using methods other than directing machining of an inner surface of the shell, and wherein the non-uniform circumferential radial clearance gap becomes substantially uniform during operation of the engine.
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