Nozzle, a nozzle hanger, and a ceramic to metal attachment system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9546557-B2
Application number	US-201313804402-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Priority date	Jun 29, 2012
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

A nozzle, a nozzle hanger, and a ceramic to metal attachment system are provided. The ceramic to metal attachment system includes the nozzle, a ceramic matrix composite, and the nozzle hanger, a metal. The attachment system also includes a clamping member adjacent a second surface of the nozzle and a mounting member of the nozzle. The attachment system includes a plurality of attachment members securing the nozzle, the clamping member, and the nozzle hanger together. A sealing member of the nozzle hanger seals off an airfoil of the nozzle from adjacent airflow.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A nozzle comprising:
a first band;
a second band;
an airfoil joining the first band and the second band; and
a mounting member integrally formed with the second band and the airfoil, the mounting member having a first surface and a second surface, the mounting member including:
a cavity, the cavity extending through the airfoil;
the first surface comprising a radial outer load bearing surface surrounding the cavity;
the second surface comprising a radial inner load bearing surface surrounding the cavity and opposite the radial outer load bearing surface;
a tangential interface between the radial outer load bearing surface and the radial inner load bearing surface; and
a moment interface surface between the radial outer load bearing surface and the radial inner load bearing surface and opposite the tangential interface;
wherein the mounting member attaches the nozzle to a surrounding static surface.

2. The nozzle of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle is a ceramic matrix composite or a metal.

3. The nozzle of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle is mounted in a cantilevered arrangement.

4. The nozzle of claim 1 , wherein the mounting member includes an axial interface adjacent the moment interface and between the radial outer load bearing surface and the radial inner load bearing surface.

5. The nozzle of claim 1 , wherein mounting member is machined to form the tangential load bearing surface and the moment interface surface.

6. A ceramic to metal attachment system comprising:
a nozzle, the nozzle including:
a first band;
a second band;
an airfoil joining the first band and the second band; and

a mounting member integrally formed with the second band and the airfoil, the mounting member having a first surface and a second surface, the mounting member including:
a cavity, the cavity extending through the airfoil;
the first surface comprising a radial outer load bearing surface surrounding the cavity;
the second surface comprising a radial inner load bearing surface surrounding the cavity and opposite the radial outer load bearing surface;
a tangential interface between the radial outer load bearing surface and the radial inner load bearing surface; and
a moment interface surface between the radial outer load bearing surface and the radial inner load bearing surface and opposite the tangential interface;
wherein the mounting member attaches the nozzle to a surrounding static surface;

a nozzle hanger for receiving the nozzle, the nozzle hanger including:
a nozzle receiving surface;
a shroud hanger integrally formed with and adjacent to the nozzle receiving surface;
an axial load bearing surface approximately perpendicular to the nozzle receiving surface;
a tangential load bearing surface approximately perpendicular to the nozzle receiving surface;
a moment load bearing surface opposite the tangential load bearing surface; and
a sealing member surrounding the cavity and situated between the nozzle receiving surface and the nozzle;
wherein the nozzle hanger receives a nozzle and transfers load of the nozzle and the hanger to a surrounding static structure;
a clamping member adjacent the second surface of the nozzle and the mounting member of the nozzle; and
a plurality of attachment members, the attachment members securing the nozzle, the clamping member and the nozzle hanger together;
wherein the sealing member of the nozzle hanger seals off the airfoil from adjacent airflow.

7. The ceramic to metal attachment system of claim 6 , wherein the nozzle is a ceramic matrix composite or a metal.

8. The ceramic to metal attachment system of claim 6 , wherein the nozzle hanger is a metal.

9. The ceramic to metal attachment system of claim 6 , wherein the clamping member includes a plurality of raised surfaces.

10. The ceramic to metal attachment system of claim 6 , wherein the shroud hanger attaches the nozzle hanger to a shroud.

11. The ceramic to metal attachment system of claim 6 , wherein the clamping member is a metal.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Grooms Iii James Hamilton
• Senile Darrell Glenn
• Mcmillan Charles Thomas
• Radwanski Michael Todd

Classifications

• F01D5/18 Primary

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