Gas turbine thrust compensating device

Claim 1

IN A POWER PLANT HAVING A HOT GAS PRODUCER COMPRISING A COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE CONNECTED BY A DRIVING SHAFT, SAID HOT GAS PRODUCER DISCHARGING GASES IN A PREDETERMINED DIRECTION TO PRODUCE THRUST IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND A POWER TURBINE HAVING A SHAFT SEPARATE FROM THE SHAFT OF SAID HOT GAS PRODUCER AND WHICH IS FIXED IN THE PATH OF SAID DISCHARGE GASES FOR PROVIDING EXTERNAL SHAFT WORK: A SUBSTANTIALLY GAS TIGHT CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID GAS PRODUCER AND POWER TURBINE, SUPPORT MEANS FOR SAID GAS PRODUCER WHICH ACCOMMODATES MOVEMENT OF SAID HOT GAS PRODUCER IN SAID PREDETERMINED AND OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, AND MEANS TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINED FORCE ON SAID GAS PRODUCERR IN A DIRECTION TO OPPOSE SAID THRUST THAT EXISTS DURING OPERATION IN AN AMOUNT TO REMOVE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL FORCE FROM SAID CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID GAS PRODUCER AND POWER TURBINE DURING NORMAL OPERATION.