Process for forming a long gas turbine engine blade having a main wall with a thin portion near a tip
A process is provided for forming an airfoil for a gas turbine engine involving: forming a casting of a gas turbine engine airfoil having a main wall and an interior cavity, the main wall having a wall thickness extending from an external surface of the outer wall to the interior cavity, an outer section of the main wall extending from a location between a base and a tip of the airfoil casting to the tip having a wall thickness greater than a final thickness. The process may further involve effecting movement, using a computer system, of a material removal apparatus and the casting relative to one another such that a layer of material is removed from the casting at one or more radial portions along the main wall of the casting.
- Research Organization:
- Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-05NT42644
- Assignee:
- Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, FL)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,720,526
- Application Number:
- 13/675,345
- OSTI ID:
- 1131402
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Nov 13
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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