Dority & Manning, P.A.
Nozzle airfoil decoupled from and attached outside of flow path boundary
Flow path assemblies for gas turbine engines are provided. For example, a flow path assembly defining a flow path through a gas turbine engine, as well as axial and radial directions that are orthogonal to one another and a circumferential direction extending about the axial direction, comprises a nozzle airfoil having a first end opposite a second end and a wall defining a flow path boundary. The wall has an opening therein through which the second end of the nozzle airfoil protrudes such that the second end extends outside of the flow path. The flow path assembly further comprises a cap extending over the second end of the nozzle airfoil and an attachment member extending through the second end and the cap to attach the second end to the cap. Other embodiments of a flow path assembly having nozzle airfoils decoupled from the flow path boundary also are provided.
General Electric Company
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Daniel Patrick Brandon ALlanson Mark Eugene
Kerns Reynolds Noe