Patent ID: 8096755
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: F01D,F05D

Abstract:
1. A turbine shroud comprising: a rail having an inner radius, a first end, a second end located at a circumferential distance from the first end, said inner radius being constant and continuous between said first end and said second end, a first taper location located at a first taper distance from the first end, a first taper region located between the first end and the first taper location, a second taper location located at a second taper distance from the second end, a second taper region located between the second end and the second taper location, and an outer radius between said first taper location and said second taper location such that a thickness t is defined between said inner radius and said outer radius, wherein the thickness of at least a portion of the first taper region is tapered between the first taper location and the first end and wherein the thickness of at least a portion of the second taper region is tapered between the second taper location and the second end.