Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps – Including thermal expansion joint – Resilient
Patent
1997-07-14
1998-12-08
Look, Edward K.
Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps
Including thermal expansion joint
Resilient
4152092, 4152093, 415190, F01D 904
Patent
active
058460500
ABSTRACT:
A seating spring is provided for a compressor stator having a radially outer casing with a circumferential casing slot for mounting a plurality of circumferentially adjoining vane sectors at outer bands thereof. The seating spring includes a reaction tab configured to abut the casing at one side of the casing slot. A resilient spring arm is fixedly joined to the reaction tab and is configured to abut a respective one of the outer bands to in-turn bias the one outer band against the casing at an opposite side of the casing slot.
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General Electric Company
Hess Andrew C.
Look Edward K.
Narciso David L.
Woo Richard
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