Patent ID: 9650903
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: F01D,F05D

Claim:
1. A turbine vane downstream of a combustor section comprising: an arcuate outer vane platform defined about an axis, said arcuate outer vane platform includes a segment of said arcuate outer vane platform along said axis which follows an outer combustor liner panel structure; an arcuate inner vane platform defined about said axis, said arcuate inner vane platform includes a segment of said arcuate inner vane platform along said axis which follows an inner combustor liner panel structure; a vane which extends in a radial direction between said arcuate outer vane platform and said arcuate inner vane platform, said vane defines a leading edge which is set back from a forward most edge of said arcuate outer vane platform and said arcuate inner vane platform; and said segment of said arcuate outer vane platform and said segment of said arcuate inner vane platform follows a respective contour of the outer combustor liner panel structure and the inner combustor liner panel structure.