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In a compressor section of a gas turbine engine, a double wall casing is provided wherein a nonstructural inner wall is removably attached to a thin, structural outer casing. The inner wall isolates the thin stator outer casing during transient turbine operations of throttle burst and throttle chop.

In a compressor section of a gas turbine engine, a double wall casing is provided wherein a nonstructural inner wall is removably attached to a thin, structural outer casing. The inner wall isolates the thin stator outer casing during transient turbine operations of throttle burst and throttle chop. During throttle burst and chop, the nonstructural inner wall delays rapid heating and cooling of the relatively thin-walled outer casing, and reduces radial misalignment between the stator casing and rotor due to uneven thermal expansion and contraction. The nonstructural inner wall evens-out thermal expansion and contraction of the stator casing with respect to the rotor. To fine tune the actual clearances between stator and rotor and prevent the casing outer wall from overheating, thermal insulation material is used between the nonstructural inner wall and outer casing.

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A turbomachine casing surrounding a rotor comprising: an outer casing wall; a sectored inner casing wall; means for insulating said inner wall from said casing; and means for removably attaching said inner casing wall to said outer casing wall, such that during transient operation of said turbomachi

A turbomachine casing surrounding a rotor comprising: an outer casing wall; a sectored inner casing wall; means for insulating said inner wall from said casing; and means for removably attaching said inner casing wall to said outer casing wall, such that during transient operation of said turbomachine expansion of said inner casing wall initially occurs in the circumferential direction, after which said outer casing wall and inner casing wall expand radially in a substantially uniform manner, and wherein said rotor in said turbomachine radially expands substantially in concert with said casing.