Visual creep inspection of rotating components

    公开(公告)号:US10190947B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-29

    申请号:US15366714

    申请日:2016-12-01

    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, components, and methods for visual creep inspection of rotating components, such as those in a gas turbine. A component is provided with an external surface and an axis of rotation. The external surface has a circumference and a plurality of three dimensional reference marks forming a reference pattern along the circumference. An optical data capture device generates a data signal based on the plurality of three dimensional reference marks. A data analysis system processes the data signal to calculate a deviation in spacing of the reference pattern along the circumference and determines a strain or creep measurement.

    Surface treatment of turbomachinery

    公开(公告)号:US10384326B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US14977374

    申请日:2015-12-21

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide surface treatment tools, methodologies, and/or repaired turbomachine components. A surface treatment tool according to the present disclosure can include a lathe assembly having a lathe chuck for receiving a component thereon, wherein the lathe chuck rotates the component about a first axis of rotation, and wherein the component includes an exposed axial target surface; and a sander or burnishing tool coupled to the lathe assembly and including a sanding or burnishing surface thereon, coupled to a drive system, wherein the sanding or burnishing surface rotates about a second axis of rotation substantially non-parallel with the first axis of rotation, such that the sanding or burnishing surface selectively contacts the target surface of the component to yield a polished target surface.

    CONTROL SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR POWER WRENCH
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    发明申请
    CONTROL SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR POWER WRENCH 有权
    动力扳手的控制系统和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160297056A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-13

    申请号:US14680213

    申请日:2015-04-07

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a control system including: a power wrench; and a controller operatively connected to the power wrench, wherein the controller is configured to perform actions including: directing an operative head of the power wrench to turn in response to a pressure-angle derivative of the operative head being below a predetermined threshold, defining an origin at an angular position of the operative head where the pressure-angle derivative of the operative head exceeds the predetermined threshold, directing the operative head to turn by an angular step in response to: the pressure-angle derivative of the operative head exceeding the predetermined threshold, and an angular differential of the operative head being less than a target value; and directing the operative head to cease turning in response to the angular differential of the operative head being approximately equal to or greater than the target value.

    Abstract translation: 本公开的实施例提供一种控制系统,包括:电动扳手; 以及可操作地连接到所述电动扳手的控制器,其中所述控制器被配置为执行动作,包括:引导所述电动扳手的操作头响应于所述操作头的压力角导数低于预定阈值而转动, 起始于操作头部的角度位置,其中操作头部的压力角度导数超过预定阈值,引导操作头部响应于:操作头部的压力角导数超过预定值 阈值,并且操作头的角度差小于目标值; 并且响应于所述操作头部的角度差大致等于或大于所述目标值,引导所述操作头部停止转动。

    Gas turbine wheel assembly, method of modifying a compressor wheel, and method of mounting a blade to a gas turbine wheel

    公开(公告)号:US11098729B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-24

    申请号:US15228461

    申请日:2016-08-04

    Abstract: A method of modifying a compressor wheel includes forming a stake-receiving feature having a reconditioned surface on a radial face of an axial slot in a rim of the compressor wheel. The forming includes removing stake marks in the radial face. A gas turbine wheel assembly includes a gas turbine wheel rotatable about an axis of a turbine and blades. A radial face of an axial slot in the gas turbine wheel includes a stake-receiving feature having a reconditioned surface. Material displaced at the reconditioned surface by staking axially retains a blade in the axial slot. A method of mounting a blade to a gas turbine wheel includes staking the base of the blade in the axial slot by displacing material at a reconditioned surface of a stake-receiving feature on a radial face of the axial slot to axially retain the base of the blade in the axial slot.

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