Patent ID: 9127558
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: F01D,F02C,F04D

Abstract:
1. A gas turbomachine comprising: a casing having a first casing half including first and second edge portions and a second casing half including first and second edge sections, the first edge portion being configured and disposed to be joined to the first edge section to form a first horizontal joint and the second edge portion being configured and disposed to be joined to the second edge section to form a second horizontal joint, at least one of the first edge portion and the first edge section including a first fluid passage having a first longitudinal axis extending along a general length of the first horizontal joint, wherein the first horizontal joint is generally straight, and at least one of the second edge portion and second edge section including a second fluid passage having a second longitudinal axis extending along a general length of the second horizontal joint, wherein the second horizontal joint is generally straight, the first and second fluid passages being configured and disposed to guide heated fluid along respective ones of the first and second horizontal joints; an inlet portion fluidically connected to one of the first and second fluid passages; and an outlet portion fluidically connected to the one of the first and second fluid passages, at least one of the inlet portion and the outlet portion extending at a non-perpendicular angle relative to a corresponding one of the first and second longitudinal axes.