Russell V Caggiano

US Patent:

20080317591, Dec 25, 2008

Filed:

Jan 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/018980

Inventors:

Samuel Golinkin - East Windsor NJ, US
Russell V. Caggiano - Fairless Hills PA, US
Timothy Ewer - East Windsor NJ, US
Gennaro J. Diorio - Trenton NJ, US
Michael J. Lipski - Trenton NJ, US

Assignee:

SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC. - Orlando FL

International Classification:

F01D 25/26

US Classification:

4152131, 4151821

Abstract:

A centerline suspension arrangement () for a turbine (). A turbine inner casing () is supported within an outer casing () via a support member () that includes an inner portion () contacting the inner casing and an outer portion () extending into a slot () formed in the outer casing. The support member is slid into an axially oriented slot () formed in the inner casing and is body bound therein with respect to radial movements, with the support member and the inner casing slot including opposed vertical support surfaces () and a pair of oppositely facing opposed horizontal support surfaces ( and ). Thus, dead weight and operating loads from the inner casing are reacted through the support member and into the outer casing without the necessity for any bolting or other fastener attachment in the design load path between the support member and the inner casing.

US Patent:

20130108437, May 2, 2013

Filed:

Dec 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/719297

Inventors:

SAMUEL GOLINKIN - East Windsor NJ, US
RUSSELL V. CAGGIANO - Fairless Hills PA, US
TIMOTHY EWER - East Windsor NJ, US
GENNARO J. DiORIO - Trenton NJ, US
MICHAEL J. LIPSKI - Trenton NJ, US

International Classification:

F01D 25/28

US Classification:

4152131

Abstract:

A centerline suspension arrangement () for a turbine (). A turbine inner casing () is supported within an outer casing () via a support member () that includes an inner portion () contacting the inner casing and an outer portion () extending into a slot () formed in the outer casing. The support member is slid into an axially oriented slot () formed in the inner casing and is body bound therein with respect to radial movements, with the support member and the inner casing slot including opposed vertical support surfaces () and a pair of oppositely facing opposed horizontal support surfaces ( and ). Thus, dead weight and operating loads from the inner casing are reacted through the support member and into the outer casing without the necessity for any bolting or other fastener attachment in the design load path between the support member and the inner casing.