Patent Number:
6,837,685
Title:
Methods and apparatus for repairing a rotor assembly of a turbine
Abstract:
A method of repairing a rim of a rotor wheel is provided. The rotor wheel includes a rim, the rim having at least one slot defined by a slot bottom wall and at least one corner, the slot sized to receive the dovetail of a rotor blade therein. The method includes forming a first pocket at the at least one corner, wherein the first pocket has a first radius of curvature and forming a second pocket along the slot bottom wall, wherein the second pocket has a second radius of curvature and is spaced a distance along the slot bottom wall from the first notch.
Inventors:
Pierre; Sylvain (Greer, SC)
Assignee:
General Electric Company
International Classification:
F01D 5/00 (20060101); F01D 005/30 ()
Expiration Date:
01/04/2022