Combustor assembly lift systems and methods for using the same to install and remove combustor assemblies

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-06-15
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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The patent describes a combustor assembly lift system that can be used to install and remove a combustor assembly on a turbomachine. The system includes a lift arm and a combustor assembly engagement frame that can temporarily secure the combustor assembly to the turbomachine. This allows for easy installation and removal of the combustor assembly, and reduces the risk of damage to the turbomachine during assembly or disassembly. The technical effect of this lift system is to simplify the process of installing and removing combustor assemblies on turbomachines, and to reduce the risk of damage to the machines.

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However, to install, remove or re-install a combustor assembly, a significant amount of force may be required to properly lift, position, and / or align the combustor assembly with respect to the combustor assembly.

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[0018]One or more specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In an effort to provide a concise description of these embodiments, all features of an actual implementation may not be described in the specification. It should be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which may vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it should be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those of ordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure.

[0019]When introducing elements of various embodiments of the present invention, the articles “a,”“an,”“the,” and “said” are intended to mean that ther...

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A combustor assembly lift system comprises a lift arm comprising a first portion connected to a second portion, and a combustor assembly engagement frame connected to the lift arm, wherein the combustor assembly engagement frame is configured to temporarily secure to at least a portion of a combustor assembly.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The subject matter disclosed herein relates to combustor assemblies and, more specifically, to apparatuses and methods for installing and removing combustor assemblies with respect to a gas turbine.[0002]Gas turbines can include a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section. The compressor section pressurizes air flowing into the turbine. The pressurized air discharged from the compressor section flows into the combustion section, which is generally characterized by a plurality of combustors. Each of the plurality of combustors includes a combustion liner, which defines the combustion chamber of the combustor. As such, air entering each combustor is mixed with fuel and combusted within the combustion liner. Hot gases of combustion flow from the combustion liner through a transition piece to the turbine section of the gas turbine to drive the turbine and generate power[0003]More specifically, a gas turbine combustor mixes large qua...

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IPC IPC(8): F01D25/28
CPCF23R2900/00017F01D25/285F23R3/42B66C1/62F23R3/60F23R2900/00019
InventorKOLVICK, SANDRA BEVERLYHEARD, ANSLEY MICHELLEMOGLE, II, THOMAS ALANHELTON, MICHAEL LEONLORGE, SR., JASON DEANWOOD, LONNIE
OwnerGENERAL ELECTRIC CO