Patent ID: 8429916

Claim:
A combustor for a turbine engine, comprising: a first liner; a second liner forming a combustion chamber with the first liner, the combustion chamber configured to receive an air-fuel mixture for combustion therein and having a longitudinal axis that defines axial and radial directions, the first liner being a first dual walled liner comprising a first hot wall facing the combustion chamber and a first cold wall that forms a first liner cavity with the first hot wall, the first liner cavity having first and second ends; and a first liner seal configured to seal the second end of the first liner cavity and to accommodate relative movement of the first hot wall and first cold wall generally in the axial and radial directions, the second liner being a second dual walled liner comprising a second hot wall facing the combustion chamber and a second cold wall that forms a second liner cavity with the second hot wall, the second liner cavity having first and second ends; and a second liner seal configured to seal the second end of the second liner cavity and to accommodate relative movement of the second hot wall and second cold wall generally in the axial and radial directions, wherein the second hot wall includes radially extending second hot wall flange, and wherein the second liner seal comprises first and second portions, the first portion of the second liner seal having a first inner flange and a second inner flange that define an inner groove, the second hot wall flange being positioned within the inner groove of the second liner seal, wherein the first portion of the second liner seal further includes a first outer flange and a second outer flange that define an outer groove, wherein the second liner seal further includes a second portion with a first leg and a second leg extending perpendicularly to the first leg, and wherein the first leg of the second portion is positioned within the outer groove of the second liner seal such that the second portion is movable within the outer groove of the second liner seal generally in the radial direction and is generally retained by the first and second outer flanges of the second liner seal in the axial direction.