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A system for attaching liners to a carrier for forming inner surfaces of turbine combustor. The system may include one or more liners attached to a carrier using connectors engaged to the carrier on a cold side of the liner and may include one or more liners attached to the carrier using connectors

A system for attaching liners to a carrier for forming inner surfaces of turbine combustor. The system may include one or more liners attached to a carrier using connectors engaged to the carrier on a cold side of the liner and may include one or more liners attached to the carrier using connectors engaged to a hot side of the liners. The carrier may include one or more access ports for accessing from the hot side connectors engaged to the carrier on the cold side. In at least one embodiment, the system may include attaching all liners, except for one liner, to a carrier using connectors coupled to the carrier on the cold side and may include attaching the one liner to the carrier using connectors coupled to the carrier on the hot side.

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1. A liner assembly for a turbine combustor, comprising:a plurality of liners arranged adjacent each other to define a hot side and an opposing cold side; a carrier for supporting the plurality of liners, said liners being coupled to the carrier on the cold side; at least one hot side connector for

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A liner assembly for a turbine combustor, comprising:a plurality of liners arranged adjacent each other to define a hot side and an opposing cold side; a carrier for supporting the plurality of liners, said liners being coupled to the carrier on the cold side; at least one hot side connector for removably coupling at least one hot side coupled liner from among the plurality of liners to the carrier, said hot side connector being actuated from the hot side to couple and decouple the hot side coupled liner to and from the carrier; at least one cold side connector for removably coupling at least one cold side coupled liner from among the plurality of liners to the carrier, said cold side connector being actuated from the cold side to couple and decouple the cold side coupled liner to and from the carrier; and said carrier having at least one access port covered by said hot side coupled liner, whereby removal of the hot side coupled liner from the carrier permits access through the at least one access port to the cold side connector to remove the cold side coupled liner. 2. The liner assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one access port is covered by a removable access panel.3. The liner assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one cold side coupled liner is coupled to the carrier adjacent the at least one hot side coupled liner.4. The liner assembly of claim 1, wherein a plurality of hot side coupled liners are each coupled by at least one hot side connector to the carrier and a plurality of cold side coupled liners are each coupled by at least one cold side connector to the carrier, each of the cold side coupled liners being adjacent to a respective one of the hot side coupled liners, each of the hot side coupled liners covering a respective access port in the carrier, whereby removal of each hot side coupled liner permits access through a respective access port to a cold side connector of an adjacent cold side coupled liner.5. The liner assembly of claim 1, wherein a plurality of cold side coupled liners are coupled in an adjacent series on the carrier, each of said cold side coupled liners being coupled by at least one cold side connector, the carrier providing a plurality of access ports, whereby removal of one of the cold side coupled liners permits access through one of the access ports to the cold side connector of an adjacent cold side coupled liner for removal of the adjacent cold side coupled liner.6. The liner assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrier and the at least one liner forms an inner surface of an annular combustor.7. The liner assembly of claim 6, wherein the carrier is an inner carrier of an annular combustor.8. The liner assembly of claim 6, wherein the carrier is an outer carrier of an annular combustor.9. A turbine combustor, comprising:a combustor chamber formed from a plurality of liners arranged adjacent each other to define a hot side and an opposing cold side and to form an outer liner surface, and a plurality of liners arranged adjacent each other to define the hot side and an opposing cold side and to form an inner liner surface, wherein the inner liner surface is configured to fit inside a combustor cavity formed by the outer liner surface and to face the outer liner surface; an inner carrier for supporting the plurality of liners forming the inner liner surface, said plurality of liners being coupled to the inner carrier on the cold side; an outer carrier for supporting the plurality of liners forming the outer liner surface, said plurality of liners being coupled to the outer carrier on the cold side; and wherein at least any one of said plurality of liners, comprises: at least one hot side connector for removably coupling at least one hot side coupled liner from among the plurality of liners to a carrier, said hot side connector being actuated from the hot side to couple and decouple the hot side coupled inner liner to and from the carrier; at least one cold side connector for removably coupling at least one cold side coupled liner from among the plurality of liners to the carrier, said cold side connector being actuated from the cold side to couple and decouple the cold side coupled liner to and from the carrier; and said carrier having at least one access port covered by said hot side coupled liner, whereby removal of the hot side coupled liner from the carrier permits access through the access port to the cold side connector to remove the cold side coupled liner. 10. The combustor of claim 9, wherein at least one other of the plurality of liners forms the outer liner surface.11. The combustor of claim 10, wherein the at least one of the plurality of liners forms the inner liner surface.12. The combustor of claim 9, wherein the at least one of the plurality of liners forms the inner liner surface.13. The combustor of claim 9, wherein a plurality of hot side coupled liners are each coupled by at least one hot side connector to the carrier and a plurality of cold side coupled liners are each coupled by at least one cold side connector to the carrier, each of the cold side coupled liners being adjacent to a respective one of the hot side coupled liners, each of the hot side coupled liners covering a respective access port in the carrier, whereby removal of each hot side coupled liner permits access through a respective access port to a cold side connector of an adjacent cold side coupled liner.14. A method of attaching liners to a carrier to form at least a portion of a combustor of a turbine engine, comprising:providing a carrier with at least one access port; placing a cold side attachable liner proximate to a carrier on a hot side adjacent said at least one access port; coupling the cold side attachable liner to the carrier using at least one connector actuated on a cold side surface of the cold side attachable liner; coupling a hot side attachable liner to the carrier using at least one connector actuated on a hot side surface of the hot side attachable liner. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising attaching a plurality of cold side attachable liners to the carrier using a plurality of connectors actuated on a cold side surface of each liner.16. The method of claim 15, further comprising attaching all liners, except one hot side attachable liner, to the carrier forming at least one surface of a combustor chamber by actuating a plurality of connectors on cold side surfaces of the cold side attachable liners; and attaching the one hot side attachable liner to the carrier by actuating at least one connector on a hot side surface.17. The method of claim 14, wherein coupling the cold side attachable liner to the carrier using at least one connector actuated on a cold side surface of the cold side attachable liner comprises accessing the at least one connector through at least one access port.18. The method of claim 14, wherein coupling a hot side attachable liner to the carrier using at least one connector actuated on a hot side surface of the hot side attachable liner comprises accessing the at least one connector through at least one access port.