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8181346 System for forming a labyrinth seal on a turbine blade  
A system for forming a labyrinth seal on a turbine blade has a fixture with a plurality of nozzles for distributing a coolant, a first jaw set for clamping and holding a root portion of the turbine...
8182207 Inner turbine shell support configuration and methods  
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a turbine which includes an outer shell, an inner shell connected to and surrounded by the outer shell in generally concentric relation therewith, at...
8181345 Method for optimizing the mass of a composite panel  
A method for optimizing the mass of a composite panel composed of a plurality of uniform thickness zones, each zone defined by a vertical arrangement of plies, each arrangement having a different...
8171632 Method of manufacturing integrally designed rotor wheels to exhibit an essentially identical natural frequency and mass using chemical etch machining  
In the manufacture of integrally designed rotor wheels (BLISKs), the natural frequency of each blade is measured after forming by conventional shaping methods and the respective blade mass and its...
8162589 Moving fluid energy recovery system  
A moving fluid energy recovery system for generating electricity through rotational motion produced by positioning the present invention in a fluid flow produced by nature or a moving vehicle. The...
8151458 Non-metallic cover for a fixture  
An assembly includes a fixture including an opening shaped to receive a portion of a turbine engine component. A non-metallic cover is placed over at least a portion of the fixture. The cover...
8141364 Brazed joint between a metal part and a ceramic part  
An assembly including a metal piece, a piece made of ceramic material, and at least one intermediate connection element assembled to each of the pieces by brazing. The intermediate connection...
8137062 Turbomachine nozzle  
A turbomachine includes a housing, and a plurality of turbomachine nozzles. At least one of the plurality of turbomachine nozzles includes a body having a first surface and an opposing second...
8132325 Co-forged nickel-steel rotor component for steam and gas turbine engines  
A method of forming a rotor for a turbine engine such that the rotor is formed of two materials including: an inner disk formed from a first material, such as steel, and an outer ring formed from a...
8128373 Turbine rotor with locking plates and corresponding assembly method  
A turbine rotor with a rotor disc, a plurality of slots arranged on the rotor disc, a plurality of blades having blade roots and arranged in the slots, and a plurality of locking plates fitted in a...
8100655 Method of machining airfoil root fillets  
An airfoil root fillet having a predetermined compound curve profile can be flank milled with a single flank milling cutter having a generally conical flank milling portion and a rounded tip...
8096051 Method of lifting a wind turbine nacelle  
This invention relates to a method of lifting a wind turbine nacelle (1), the method comprising: arranging a first and second anchoring point (2,3) on each of two opposing sides of the nacelle (1),...
8092182 Wind turbine blade support structure  
A wind turbine apparatus includes a unit structure that is coupled to a central hub by way of an in-tension cable. The unit structure includes a first set of struts, wherein each strut in the first...
8065799 Method of fabricating a turbomachine rotor disk  
A method of fabricating a turbomachine rotor disk is disclosed. In the method, a metal container is defined, made up of a plurality of parts that define between them at least one annular cavity, an...
8061031 Method of finish machining an impeller  
An impeller assembly is for a fluid machine, such as a compressor, and includes a first, main body and a second body. The main body includes a first section providing at least a substantial portion...
8051564 Methods and apparatus for fabricating a turbine nozzle assembly  
A method for fabricating a nozzle segment for use within a turbine nozzle assembly. The method comprises providing a nozzle segment including an outer band, an inner band, and at least one vane...
8051563 Systems and methods and apparatus involving fabricating brush seals  
A method for fabricating a brush seal assembly comprising, bending a first plate member to a helical shape, bending a second plate member to a helical shape, securing the first plate member to a...
8046886 Fixture for mounting articulated turbine buckets  
A fixture and method for assembling axial entry buckets with complex geometry to a rotor wheel is provided. The fixture features an inner and an outer split ring shaft clamp, which is bolted...
8049132 Method of repairing a blisk and test pieces by welding  
A method of repairing a turbomachine blisk having at least one damaged zone by build-up of metal in the damaged zone using a laser build-up welding machine is disclosed. The method includes...
8042268 Method of producing a turbine component with multiple interconnected layers of cooling channels  
A method for making a gas turbine component (100). A central core (20) is positioned to occupy a space that will define a central channel (42), and an outer channel core (30) is positioned spaced...
8021102 Composite fan containment case and methods of fabricating the same  
A method of fabricating a fan containment case for a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes forming a core layer material, wrapping the core layer material about a cylindrically-shaped...
8020296 Method for the production of secondary fluid ducts  
A method for the production of secondary fluid ducts for a turbomachine, especially for fluid supply or fluid removal to/from a flow-wetted surface of the turbomachine, with the secondary fluid...
8011098 Wind turbine erector  
A wind tower erection device and method for erecting wind turbine towers which avoid the need for using expensive cranes. The device and method employs a stacker unit for anchoring to the wind...
7967570 Low transient thermal stress turbine engine components  
A turbine vane includes a platform; and at least one airfoil mounted to the platform and having a trailing edge and a leading edge, wherein the vane is composed of a functionally graded material...
7967562 Ceramic matrix composite capped bolt attachment  
A fastener for a turbine engine includes a bolt and a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) cap mechanically secured to the bolt. CMC components are attached to an exhaust nozzle case with the fasteners....
7967924 Method for making a compositionally graded gas turbine disk  
A compositionally graded gas turbine disk is made by preparing a rotationally symmetric radially inner segment of a gas turbine disk preform, rotating the inner segment about a central axis, spray...
7959409 Repaired vane assemblies and methods of repairing vane assemblies  
Methods are provided for repairing a vane assembly, where the vane assembly includes an inner annular housing, an outer annular housing, and a vane extending therebetween. In one embodiment, the...
7950146 Co-forged steel rotor component for steam and gas turbine engines  
A method of forming a rotor for a turbine engine such that the rotor is formed of two materials including: an outer ring formed from a first steel material, and a disk formed from a second...
7946813 Turbine rotor and steam turbine  
A turbine rotor 10 is disposed in a steam turbine, into which high-temperature steam of 650° C. or more is introduced, and separately configured of the portion made of the Ni-base alloy and the ...
7941920 Blade outer seal assembly and method  
An outer seal assembly of a turbine rotor stage is secured within a circumferential groove of the turbine casing in such a manner as to both fix the outer seal assembly in its installed position...
7938627 Woven turbomachine impeller  
An impeller is provided that may be used in compressors or turbines. In another aspect of the present invention, a fiber or a bundle of fibers is woven to form at least two blades of an impeller....
7937947 Gas turbine and manufacturing process of gas turbine  
The invention is intended to maintain turbine reliability when, based on a gas turbine designed for one desired cycle, a gas turbine for another different cycle is manufactured. A channel of a...
7934315 Method of repairing shrouded turbine blades with cracks in the vicinity of the outer shroud notch  
A method of repairing a damaged notch fillet radius of a turbine blade shroud includes a replacement notch fillet radius and a hardface nugget. The damaged notch fillet radius is blended out and a...
7918023 Method for manufacturing a variable-vane mechanism for a turbocharger  
A variable-vane cartridge mechanism for a turbocharger is assembled from a nozzle ring, an insert that engages a turbine housing bore, and a plurality of spacers. Holes larger in diameter than the...
7918024 Methods and apparatus for manufacturing components  
A method for manufacturing a turbine nozzle assembly using a fixture includes providing a first position of the fixture, positioning at least one datum of the turbine nozzle assembly adjacent at...
7913495 Gas turbine and manufacturing process of gas turbine  
The invention is intended to maintain turbine reliability when, based on a gas turbine designed for one desired cycle, a gas turbine for another different cycle is manufactured. A channel of a...
7900351 Method for the production of gas turbine rotors having integrated blading  
A method is provided for the production of gas turbine rotors with integrated blading. In a first step, rotating blades are produced. Subsequently, at least one of the produced rotating blade...
7896221 Method of manufacturing an aerofoil  
A method of manufacturing an aerofoil structure to have a portion with an increased erosion resistance, the method comprising: providing one or more titanium elements (2, 4, 6) and a...
7895874 Near net shape forging process for compressor and turbine wheels and turbine spacer wheels  
A method of forging a workpiece includes (a) incrementally advancing the workpiece in a closed die forge, the closed die forge including a stationary, flat die and a first split die including a...
7891952 Rotary machine components and methods of fabricating such components  
A method for fabricating a rotor assembly for a turbine, the turbine including a central rotational axis is provided. The method includes forging a first rotor component from a first material,...
7891945 Methods for plugging turbine wheel holes  
A method for plugging a turbine wheel hole in a turbine wheel. The method may include the steps of: 1) obtaining a turbine wheel hole plug that includes an approximate cylindrical body, a first...
7874472 Method for diffusion bonding metallic components with nanoparticle foil  
A method for joining metal parts of a turbine engine component, the method comprising positioning a nanoparticle foil between faying surfaces of the metal parts, and diffusion bonding the metal...
7870670 Process including intermetallic titanium aluminide alloys  
The invention proposes a process for producing components (10) or semi-finished products which contain intermetallic titanium aluminide alloys, which includes the following process steps: rough...
7866041 Method of manufacturing a duct for a gas turbine engine  
The present invention provided a method of manufacturing a duct for a gas turbine engine or the like from sheet metal material; the method comprising the steps of: fabricating a duct from sheet...
7841084 Gas turbine components and method for machining gas turbine components  
The present technology relates to the problem that during diverse machining steps of application to the production or reconditioning of internally cooled gas turbine blades, an undesired effect may...
7841083 Method of manufacturing a turbomachine component that includes cooling air discharge orifices  
A method of producing cooling fluid discharge orifices in the wall of a part manufactured by the technique of lost wax casting in which a pattern of the part is produced in a wax mold, the orifices...
7836596 Turbine engine rotor retaining methods  
A rotor stack is assembled to a turbine engine shaft. A force is exerted to at least one of the rotor stack and the shaft to at least one of place the shaft under tension and place the rotor stack...
7827686 Method for the maintenance of gas turbines  
A method for the maintenance of gas turbines is provided. According to the method, a gas turbine is dismantled and modules, structural components, or component parts of the aeroplane mechanism are...
7788806 Process for manufacturing a blisk and mold for implementing the process  
A process for manufacturing an integrally bladed disk for a turbomachine rotor by friction welding is disclosed. The manufacturing process includes arranging a plurality of blades in the form of a...
7784180 Method and blade repair element for blisk repair or new blisk manufacture  
In the repair of a blisk or blisk drum, the damaged airfoils are completely cut off a low-stress nodal line of the respective blade, except for a blade stump (2), and are each replaced by a new...
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