Patent ID: 8713945

Claim:
A gas turbine, comprising: a liner configured to receive compressed gas and fuel at an upstream end in a flow direction, a mixture of the compressed gas and the fuel being burned in a combustion core area of the liner, and to output exhaust gasses at an aft end opposite to the upstream end in the flow direction; a casing configured to surround the liner; a hula seal configured to be flexibly connected to the aft end of the liner and to receive the exhaust gasses; and a liner aft end support mechanism located downstream from an area where a highest temperature on an outer surface of the liner is attained, and upstream from a portion of the liner where the hula seal is connected to the liner, and configured to movably support the liner inside the casing, wherein the liner aft end support mechanism includes at least three individual support elements configured to allow a part of the individual support elements to move relative to at least one of the liner or the casing in the flow direction and wherein each of the individual support elements includes a spring partially welded to at least one of a casing surface or a liner surface.