Turbine blade repair
US5253978A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49318
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of repairing a turbine blade comprising the steps of ascertaining a normal vibration characteristic of the blade, separating an outer end part of the blade from a residual inner part of the blade and subsequently securing a new end part to the residual part so that a joint between the new end part and the residual part is positioned in a predetermined relationship to said vibration characteristic.
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