System and method for diffuser hole creation

A method, comprising:

• receiving, via a processor, a design model for a blade having a plurality of diffuser holes, each diffuser hole having a model-based vector;
• deriving, via the processor, a hole position and a manufacturing vector for each of the plurality of diffuser holes;
• translating, via the processor, the hole position and the manufacturing vector to a machine coordinate system to create a translated hole position and a translated manufacturing vector;
• and
• generating, via the processor, a manufacturing program based on the translated hole position and the translated manufacturing vector, wherein the blade comprises a stator vane, a rotor vane, or a combination thereof, included in a compressor, a gas turbine engine, or a combination thereof, wherein each of the plurality of diffuser holes comprises a through-hole configured to allow gases to pass through the blade, during operations of the blade, wherein the model-based vector is normal relative to a model coordinate system and wherein the manufacturing vector is normal relative to the machine coordinate system, and wherein the translated manufacturing vector is applied via a manufacturing machine having the machine coordinate system for through hole manufacturing of the plurality of diffuser holes.

One or more tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media comprising instructions configured to cause a processor to:

• receive a design model for a blade having a plurality of diffuser holes each diffuser hole having a model-based vector;
• derive a hole position and a manufacturing vector for each of the plurality of diffuser holes;
• translate the hole position and the manufacturing vector to a machine coordinate system to create a translated hole position and a translated manufacturing vector;
• and
• generate a manufacturing program based on the translated hole position and the vector, wherein the blade comprises a stator vane, a rotor vane, or a combination thereof, included in a compressor, a gas turbine engine, or a combination thereof, wherein each of the plurality of diffuser holes comprises a through-hole configured to allow gases to pass through the blade during operations of the blade, wherein the model-based vector is normal relative to the model coordinate system and wherein the manufacturing vector is normal relative to the machine coordinate system, and wherein the translated manufacturing vector is applied via a manufacturing machine having the machine coordinate system for through hole manufacturing of the plurality of diffuser holes.