Patent ID: 8430627
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: F01D,F05D

Abstract:
1. A gas turbine exhaust strut for installation in an exhaust case of a gas turbine, comprising: a trailing portion configured with an inner surface for mounting to an inner annular member of the exhaust case and an outer surface for mounting to an outer annular member of the exhaust case; a block attached to the trailing portion; an angled piece attached to the block and configured with a surface on a pressure side of the strut angled with respect to a surface of the trailing portion on the pressure side of the strut; and a transition piece attached to the block and configured with a surface on the pressure side of the strut for smoothing the transition between a height of the block on the pressure side of the strut and a height of the trailing portion on the pressure side of the strut.