Patent ID: 9399952
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: F01D,F02C,F02K,F05D,Y02T,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of assembling a nozzle and an exhaust case of a turbomachine, the exhaust case including a hub and an outer ferrule connected to each other by a plurality of arms, the method comprising: attaching the nozzle to the outer ferrule of the exhaust case in a same radial part of the turbomachine as that containing trailing edges of the arms of the exhaust case, wherein the attaching of the nozzle to the exhaust case is performed at least partly through radial attachment flanges carried by nozzle and the outer ferrule of the exhaust case, respectively, each including ports through which radial bolted joints pass, the ports and the radially bolted joints presenting an axis extending radially, wherein the axis of ports and the radially bolted joints is perpendicular to an axis of the turbo machine, and wherein an axial location of the trailing edges of the arms overlaps at least one of the radial attachment flanges carried by the nozzle and the outer ferrule of the exhaust case.