Abstract:
A method of machining cooling holes in a component includes the steps of inserting an electro discharge machining guide that houses an electrode into an internal cavity of a component, and machining a cooling hole into a wall of the component with the electrode. A gas turbine engine component includes first and second spaced apart walls providing an internal cavity. The first wall has outer and inner surfaces. The inner surface faces the internal cavity. A cooling hole extends through the first wall from the inner surface to the outer surface. The cooling hole includes entry and exit openings respectively provided in the inner and outer surfaces. The exit opening includes a cross-sectional area that is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the entry opening.
Abstract:
A method is provided for inspecting at least one aperture of a component with curable material and an inspection system. At least a portion of the curable material is injected into the aperture. The curable material conforms to at least a portion the aperture and subsequently cures and forms a mold of at least a portion of the aperture. The mold is removed from the aperture. At least a portion of a geometry of the mold is compared to at least a portion of a geometry of a reference model for the aperture using the inspection system.
Abstract:
A method for forming a cooling hole extending from an inlet on a first surface of a wall to an outlet on a second surface of the wall includes forming a diffusing section of the cooling hole, and a trailing edge on the outlet by electrical discharge machining, and forming longitudinal lobes in the diffusing section. The metering section extends from the inlet on a first surface of the wall towards the second surface of the wall. The diffusing section extends from the outlet to one end of a metering section located between the inlet and the outlet. The outlet is substantially linear or convex at the trailing edge and the lobes are separated by longitudinal ridges.
Abstract:
A method of machining cooling holes in a component includes the steps of inserting an electro discharge machining guide that houses an electrode into an internal cavity of a component, and machining a cooling hole into a wall of the component with the electrode. A gas turbine engine component includes first and second spaced apart walls providing an internal cavity. The first wall has outer and inner surfaces. The inner surface faces the internal cavity. A cooling hole extends through the first wall from the inner surface to the outer surface. The cooling hole includes entry and exit openings respectively provided in the inner and outer surfaces. The exit opening includes a cross-sectional area that is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the entry opening.
Abstract:
A method for forming a cooling hole extending from an inlet on a first surface of a wall to an outlet on a second surface of the wall includes forming a diffusing section of the cooling hole, and a trailing edge on the outlet by electrical discharge machining, and forming longitudinal lobes in the diffusing section. The metering section extends from the inlet on a first surface of the wall towards the second surface of the wall. The diffusing section extends from the outlet to one end of a metering section located between the inlet and the outlet. The outlet is substantially linear or convex at the trailing edge and the lobes are separated by longitudinal ridges.
Abstract:
A resonant frequency testing system for airfoils 12 comprises a broach block 16, a clamp 18, an acoustic speaker 20, a laser vibrometer 22, and a control processor assembly 38. The broach block has a slot disposed to receive the airfoil in an airfoil location. The clamp 18 has a torque-actuated shutoff, and is disposed to lock the airfoil 12 in the broach block slot under a fixed clamping force. The acoustic speaker 20 is disposed adjacent the airfoil location to emit sonic pulses, and the laser vibrometer 22 is oriented towards the airfoil location to sense vibration signatures of the airfoil 12 when excited by the sonic pulses. The control processor assembly 38 is configured to control the acoustic speaker 20 and laser vibrometer 22, to decompose the sensed vibration signatures into resonant frequencies of the airfoil 12, and to store the resonant frequencies in a digital storage database, correlated with a unique ID corresponding to the airfoil.
Abstract:
A resonant frequency testing system for airfoils 12 comprises a broach block 16, a clamp 18, an acoustic speaker 20, a laser vibrometer 22, and a control processor assembly 38. The broach block has a slot disposed to receive the airfoil in an airfoil location. The clamp 18 has a torque-actuated shutoff, and is disposed to lock the airfoil 12 in the broach block slot under a fixed clamping force. The acoustic speaker 20 is disposed adjacent the airfoil location to emit sonic pulses, and the laser vibrometer 22 is oriented towards the airfoil location to sense vibration signatures of the airfoil 12 when excited by the sonic pulses. The control processor assembly 38 is configured to control the acoustic speaker 20 and laser vibrometer 22, to decompose the sensed vibration signatures into resonant frequencies of the airfoil 12, and to store the resonant frequencies in a digital storage database, correlated with a unique ID corresponding to the airfoil.