METHOD FOR REPLACING PART OF TURBINE SHROUD SUPPORT

Title:

METHOD FOR REPLACING PART OF TURBINE SHROUD SUPPORT

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2004211697

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To enable the replacement of part of a turbine support 100 for a gas turbine.

The turbine support includes a body 102, a forward leg portion 114, an aft leg portion 120, and a mounting flange 108 that each extend radially outwardly from the body. The forward leg portion is located on the axially upstream side from the aft leg portion and the mounting flange. The mounting flange is substantially axially aligned with respect to the aft leg portion. This method comprises a step of cutting through at least one of the body, the aft leg portion and the mounting flange, a step of removing the forward leg portion and at least a part of the body located on the upstream from the cut portion 140 from the engine, and a step of coupling a replacement spad to a portion of the turbine support located on the downstream from the cut portion.

Inventors:

STEPLEWSKI MAREK
GUPTA BHUPENDRA K

Application Number:

JP2003428680A

Publication Date:

July 29, 2004

Filing Date:

December 25, 2003

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

GEN ELECTRIC

International Classes:

B23P6/00; F01D9/04; F01D25/24; F01D9/02; F02C7/00; F02C7/28; (IPC1-7): F02C7/00; F01D9/02; F02C7/28

Domestic Patent References:

JPS54159516A	1979-12-17
JP2002168133A	2002-06-14
JPH10339103A	1998-12-22
JP2002295268A	2002-10-09
JP2001073710A	2001-03-21
JP2002138853A	2002-05-17
JP2002303155A	2002-10-18

Foreign References:

WO2001051771A2	2001-07-19
EP1262632A1	2002-12-04

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Kenichi Matsumoto
Hirokazu Ogura
Nobukazu Ito

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