Patent ID: 8490400

Claim:
A combustor assembly in a gas turbine engine comprising a main casing, said combustor assembly comprising: a combustor device coupled to the main casing comprising: a liner having inlet and outlet portions; a burner assembly positioned adjacent to said liner inlet portion; a transition duct comprising a conduit having inlet and outlet sections, said inlet section being of said transition duct conduit being associated with said liner outlet portion; and an annular flow conditioner attached at a first end to the main casing and engaging an outer surface of said inlet section of said transition duct conduit at a second end, said flow conditioner configured to increase the uniformity of an air distribution to said burner assembly, said flow conditioner being movable relative to said transition duct and configured to support said inlet section of said transition duct conduit such that a separate support bracket extending between the main casing and said inlet section of said transition duct conduit is not provided.