Mounting System for Impingement Cooling Manifold

Abstract

A manifold mounting system for mounting an impingement cooling manifold to a casing of a turbine including a mounting pin affixed to a shroud pin of the turbine wherein the mounting pin extends through the impingement cooling manifold wherein the mounting pin comprises a securing device operable for securing the mounting pin to the impingement cooling manifold, and a leveling support leg affixed to the impingement cooling manifold wherein the mounting pin, securing device, and leveling support leg are operable for adjusting the gap distance between the impingement cooling manifold and the casing of the turbine.

1 . A manifold mounting system for mounting an impingement cooling manifold to a casing of a turbine comprising:
 a mounting pin affixed to a shroud pin of the turbine wherein the mounting pin extends through the impingement cooling manifold wherein the mounting pin comprises a securing device operable for securing the mounting pin to the impingement cooling manifold; and   a leveling support leg affixed to the impingement cooling manifold wherein the mounting pin, securing device, and leveling support leg are operable for adjusting the gap distance between the impingement cooling manifold and the casing of the turbine.   
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the securing device comprises a setting nut to adjust the gap distance between the impingement cooling manifold and the casing of the turbine. 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the leveling support leg comprises a leveling screw and a leveling nut. 
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the leveling support leg is affixed to a flange of the impingement cooling manifold. 
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1  comprising a plurality of mounting pins and a plurality of leveling support legs. 
   
   
       6 . A mounting system for an impingement cooling manifold cooling system for heavy duty turbines comprising:
 an impingement cooling manifold affixed to a casing of the turbine, wherein the impingement cooling manifold comprises a plurality of impingement holes in the surface of the impingement cooling manifold;   a blower that provides air flow across the plurality of impingement holes of the impingement cooling manifold to cool the casing of the heavy-duty turbine to control the clearance between a tip of a turbine blade and a shroud of the heavy-duty turbine;   a mounting pin affixed to a shroud pin of the turbine wherein the mounting pin extends through the impingement cooling manifold wherein the mounting pin comprises a securing device operable for securing the mounting pin to the impingement cooling manifold; and   a leveling support leg affixed to the impingement cooling manifold wherein the mounting pin, securing device, and leveling support leg are operable for adjusting the gap distance between the impingement cooling manifold and the casing of the turbine.   
   
   
       7 . A method for mounting an impingement cooling manifold system to a casing of a turbine comprising:
 affixing a mounting pin to an existing shroud pin of the turbine wherein the mounting pin extends through the impingement cooling manifold;   securing the impingement cooling manifold to the mounting pin wherein the mounting pin comprises a securing device operable to adjust a gap distance between the impingement cooling manifold and the casing of the turbine; and   affixing a leveling support leg to the impingement cooling manifold operable to adjust the gap distance between the impingement cooling manifold and the casing of the turbine.   
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7  further comprising:
 adjusting the gap distance between the impingement cooling manifold and the casing of the turbine using the mounting pin, securing device of the mounting pin, and/or the leveling support legs.