Patent ID: 8104290
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: F16F,F23R

Abstract:
1. A spring damper for use in a gas turbine combustor comprising: a generally corrugated body having a thickness and an axial length, an inner radial wall portion connected to an outer radial wall portion by a pair of radially extending sidewalls; a plurality of generally U-shaped portions located in each of the inner and outer wall portions; a generally straight portion connecting said plurality of generally U-shaped portions located in the inner wall and a generally straight portion connecting said plurality of generally U-shaped portions located in the outer wall; wherein said straight portion in the outer wall is generally parallel to said straight portion in the inner wall; a retention mechanism extending generally parallel to the axial length of the inner radial wall portion being attached to it and applying a pre-load force against a combustion liner, and the outer wall portion applying a pressure to a flow sleeve; the said plurality of U-shaped portions in the outer wall being generally symmetric to said plurality of generally U-shaped portions in the inner wall; wherein the generally U-shaped portions in the inner radial wall portion opposes the generally U-shaped portions in the outer radial wall portion.