Gas Turbine Engine Recuperator with Floating Connection

A gas turbine engine recuperator (30) including a plurality of independent arcuate segments (32), each segment having an inlet connection member (58) designed to sealingly engage a plenum (28) in fluid flow communication with the compressor discharge, and an outlet connection member (74) designed to sealingly engage a plenum (26) containing the combustor (16). One of the inlet and outlet connection members (74) is a rigid member forming a rigid connection to the respective plenum (26), and the other (56) of the inlet and outlet connection members includes a flexible member (56) and forms a floating connection to the respective plenum (28), the floating connection allowing relative movement between the segment (32) and a remainder of the gas turbine engine.