Replaceable afterburner heat shield
DRIVE
September 18, 2002
A heat shield for protecting a fuel injection tube of a turbine engine afterburner. The heat shield includes a base (28) adapted for attachment to a duct member, the base having a first mounting surface (86), a first fastener hole (88), and a recess (90) in the base. A housing (30) encloses the fuel injection tube. The housing (30) has an internal channel (106) for receiving the fuel injection tube, a second mounting surface (100), a second fastener hole (102), and a tab (92) protruding from the housing. The tab (92) is sized and shaped for being received in the recess (90) of the base (28). The housing (30) may be secured to the base (28) at a mounting position wherein the tab (92) is received in the recess (90), the mounting surfaces (86, 100) are engaged, and the second fastener hole (102) is positioned in registration with the first fastener hole (88).
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