DOE Patents title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Ceramic blade attachment system

Abstract

A turbine blade having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion is attached to a turbine flange having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being greater than the preestablished rate of thermal expansion of the turbine blade. The turbine flange includes a first upstanding flange and a second upstanding flange having a groove formed therebetween. The turbine flange further includes a recess. Each of the first and second upstanding flanges have a plurality of bores therein. A turbine blade has a first member and a second member positioned in one of the groove and the recess. Each of the first member and the second member have a plurality of bores therein. And, a pin is positioned in respective ones of the plurality of bores in the first and second upstanding members and the first and second members and attach the blade to the turbine flange. The pin has a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being substantially equal to the rate of thermal expansion of the blade.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. (late of Poway, CA)
  2. Escondia, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Solar Turbines Inc
OSTI Identifier:
870709
Patent Number(s):
5580219
Assignee:
Solar Turbines Incorporated (San Diego, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-92CE40960
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
ceramic; blade; attachment; turbine; preestablished; rate; thermal; expansion; attached; flange; upstanding; groove; formed; therebetween; recess; flanges; plurality; bores; therein; positioned; respective; ones; attach; substantially; equal; respective ones; blade attachment; formed therebetween; preestablished rate; turbine blade; thermal expansion; substantially equal; ceramic blade; /416/

Citation Formats

Frey, deceased, Gary A., and Jimenez, Oscar D. Ceramic blade attachment system. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Frey, deceased, Gary A., & Jimenez, Oscar D. Ceramic blade attachment system. United States.
Frey, deceased, Gary A., and Jimenez, Oscar D. Mon . "Ceramic blade attachment system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870709.
@article{osti_870709,
title = {Ceramic blade attachment system},
author = {Frey, deceased, Gary A. and Jimenez, Oscar D},
abstractNote = {A turbine blade having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion is attached to a turbine flange having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being greater than the preestablished rate of thermal expansion of the turbine blade. The turbine flange includes a first upstanding flange and a second upstanding flange having a groove formed therebetween. The turbine flange further includes a recess. Each of the first and second upstanding flanges have a plurality of bores therein. A turbine blade has a first member and a second member positioned in one of the groove and the recess. Each of the first member and the second member have a plurality of bores therein. And, a pin is positioned in respective ones of the plurality of bores in the first and second upstanding members and the first and second members and attach the blade to the turbine flange. The pin has a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being substantially equal to the rate of thermal expansion of the blade.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1996},
month = {1}
}