US 11,927,101 B1
Machine ring multi-slope tipshoe/tip shroud/outer air shroud
Megan K. Waller, San Diego, CA (US); Jeffrey B. Stewart, Cross Hill, SC (US); George Prater, San Diego, CA (US); James Maleski, Lakewood, CO (US); Victor Antonio Chagala Galicia, Tijuana (MX); Antonio Fajardo Celis, El Florido (MX); Marius Dumitrascu, San Diego, CA (US); and Jeffrey Tarczy, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/901,769.
Int. Cl. F01D 11/08 (2006.01); F02C 7/28 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 11/08 (2013.01) [F02C 7/28 (2013.01); F05D 2260/30 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An annular shroud comprising:
a split ring having a single split with a first axial edge and a second axial edge on opposing sides of the split, the split ring being formed from a stainless steel or a superalloy,
wherein a radially inward facing surface of the split ring comprises a multi-slope geometry from a leading edge of the split ring to a trailing edge of the split ring,
wherein the split ring includes a first shiplap portion comprising a recess extending from the first axial edge into the radially inward facing surface of the split ring,
wherein the split ring includes a second shiplap portion comprising a recess extending from the second axial edge into a radially outward facing surface of the split ring, and
wherein the first shiplap portion and the second shiplap portion are configured to at least partially overlap each other.