Patent ID: 8864492

Claim:
A reverse flow combustor comprising: an inlet end; a flowpath extending downstream from the inlet end through a turn, the turn directing the flowpath radially inward and reversing an axial flow direction a large exit duct (LED) along the turn; a small exit duct (SED) along the turn and joined by a joint to a mounting structure to resist separation in a first axial direction, the joint comprising: a first surface on the SED facing partially radially inward; and a mounting feature engaging the first surface at a location on the first surface facing partially radially inward to resest said separation further comprising a metallic clamp ring for engaging said first surface of the Sed, wherein the mounting frature is formed by a plurality of tabs on the metallic clamp ring extending radially outward, and the metallic clamp ring being pulled in the direction opposite from the first axial direction by a plurality of metal bolts.