Patent ID: 9144866
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: B23P,F01D,F05D,F23R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for installing or removing a transition piece (TP) in a gas turbine, the apparatus comprising: a control arm assembly sized to rest within an opening in the gas turbine, the control arm assembly including a mount for engaging a lip proximate the opening in the gas turbine, the mount sized to extend within the opening along an axis of the opening; a guide system coupled to the control arm assembly, the guide system for transporting the TP within the opening in the gas turbine; and a counter balance coupled to the guide system, the counter balance for countering weight of the TP during the installing or the removing of the TP in the gas turbine, wherein the control arm assembly further includes a control arm coupled to the guide system, the control arm for supporting a portion of a weight of the guide system and a portion of the weight of the TP.