Inventors:
Raafat A. Kammel - Peabody MA, US
Humphrey W. Chow - Brookline MA, US
Michael Peter Kulyk - Kittery ME, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
F03B 3/16
US Classification:
4152093, 2482055, 248362, 248363
Abstract:
A flange for supporting arcuate components comprising at least one arcuate rail, each arcuate rail having an inner radius, a first taper location, a first taper region, a second taper location, a second taper region, wherein the thickness of at least a portion of the first taper region is tapered and wherein the thickness of at least a portion of the second taper region is tapered.