Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for deep tip crack repair
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Application No.: US14964616Application Date: 2015-12-10
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Publication No.: US10174617B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Lawrence James Whims , James Ryan Connor , Daniel James Dorriety , Andrea Booher Kretschmar , Paul A. Cook , Brian Leslie Henderson
- Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Main IPC: F01D5/00
- IPC: F01D5/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y80/00 ; B23K1/00 ; B23P6/00 ; F01D5/14 ; B23K35/30 ; B23K35/02 ; F01D5/20 ; B23K1/19 ; B23K1/20 ; B23K101/00
Abstract:
The present application provides a method of repairing a turbine blade. The method may include the steps of removing an existing tip cap from the turbine blade in whole or in part, machining the turbine blade to form a machined groove, positioning an insert in the machined groove, welding the insert to the turbine blade, and brazing the turbine blade.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170167263A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEEP TIP CRACK REPAIR Public/Granted day:2017-06-15
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