Process for forming a long gas turbine engine blade having a main wall with a thin portion near a tip

Campbell, Christian X; Thomaidis, Dimitrios

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Title: Process for forming a long gas turbine engine blade having a main wall with a thin portion near a tip

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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.

Inventors:: Campbell, Christian X; Thomaidis, Dimitrios

Issue Date:: 2014-05-13

Research Org.:: Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1131402

Patent Number(s):: 8720526

Application Number:: 13/675,345

Assignee:: Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, FL)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22D - CASTING OF METALS

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22D - CASTING OF METALS
B22D46/00 - Controlling, supervising, not restricted to casting covered by a single main group, e.g. for safety reasons

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
F01D5/147 - {Construction, i.e. structural features, e.g. of weight-saving hollow blades
F01D5/187 - {Convection cooling}

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
F05D2230/10 - by removing material
F05D2230/21 - by casting

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DOE Contract Number:: FC26-05NT42644

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Nov 13

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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  abstractNote = {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.},

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Method and apparatus for machining cylindrical tubes patent, February 1976

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