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Salvaged castings and methods of salvaging castings with defective cast cooling bumps

US6426152B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 2000
Grant dateJul 30, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/12396
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Castings for gas turbine parts exposed on one side to a high-temperature fluid medium have cast-in bumps on an opposite cooling surface side to enhance heat transfer. Areas on the cooling surface having defectively cast bumps, i.e., missing or partially formed bumps during casting, are coated with a braze alloy and cooling enhancement material to salvage the part.

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