Abstract:
Two components (42, 44) are bonded together by placing a layer of braze filler metal between and in contact with the faying surfaces, and then directing a high energy beam (46) through one of the components, through the faying surfaces and the layer of brazer filler metal, and into the second component so as to form a melt-through weld bond (53) centrally located between two braze bonds (54, 55). Relative movement between the high energy beam and the components can be provided so that the high energy beam is always perpendicular to the portion of the faying surfaces in which the weld bond is currently being formed. The two components can be an impeller disc and an impeller cover.
Abstract:
A device for measuring three-dimensional coordinate position of a blade to validate the position on an impeller having a main guide track (24) with a mounting collar (26) on one end with a secondary guide track securably received on the main guide track. The secondary guide track (46) has an arm member that includes a vertically extending rod. The lower end of the rod is used to contact the coordinate points to be measured on the face of the blade. The X, Y, and Z coordinate measurements of each point along the face of the blade is read from scale indicia located along the main guide track, the secondary guide track and the rod extending down from the secondary guide track.