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Method of balancing a gas turbine engine rotor

US7912587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 2007
Grant dateMar 22, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01D5/027
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of balancing an assembly of rotary parts of a gas turbine engine comprising measuring at least one of the concentricity and parallelism of each component and considering globally all possible component stacking positions to generate an optimized stacking position for each component of the assembly to minimize assembly unbalance.

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