摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide gas turbine transition piece aft frame assembly supports.SOLUTION: Aft frame assemblies 50 for aft ends 24 of gas turbine transition pieces 18 comprise a body comprising a downstream facing seal surface on an aft end, where at least a portion of the downstream facing seal surface configured to be exposed to a combustion discharge stream 31, a heat shield disposed proximately to the aft end of the body, where the heat shield is configured to deflect at least a portion of the combustion discharge stream away from the aft end of the body, and one or more heat shield supports connected to the body and configured to at least partially restrict deflection of the heat shield back towards the body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 |