Patent ID: 9458737
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: F01D,F05D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A gas turbine exhaust assembly comprising: a diffuser shell comprising a first section joined to a second section at a joint there between; a plurality of pairs of bolt bosses along a length of the joint, wherein each pair of bolt bosses comprises a first bolt boss on the first section and a second bolt boss on the second section, wherein the first and second bolt bosses of each respective pair are opposed across the joint; a casing around the diffuser shell; a first plurality of length adjustable braces attached between the first section and the casing; and a second plurality of length adjustable braces attached between the second section and the casing, wherein the first and second pluralities of length adjustable braces form a series of pairs of turnbuckles, wherein each pair of turnbuckles comprises a first radially oriented turnbuckle attached between the first section of the diffuser shell and the casing by clevis fittings, and a second radially oriented turnbuckle welded or releasably attached between the second section of the diffuser shell and the casing clevis fittings, wherein the first and second turnbuckles of each pair are opposed across the joint, wherein each of the clevis fittings comprises parallel first and second plates and a side plate that blocks a lower end of a space between the first and second parallel plates, wherein when an eye of one of the turnbuckles is inserted between the first and second parallel plates it is retained therein by gravity.