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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMatthew Miller, James Caddell, James Caldwell, Brian Norton
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A method for repairing a stationary turbine nozzle segment having at least one vane disposed between outer and inner structural bands includes providing an engine-run turbine nozzle segment having at least one vane disposed between outer and inner bands, wherein the outer band and the vanes are previously replaced components of the segment and the inner band is an original component of the segment; separating the inner band from the nozzle segment; repairing damage in the outer band and/or the vane; and joining the outer band and the vane to a newly manufactured replacement inner band segment. The replacement inner band segment includes: a structural inner band; and an integral structural collar adapted to receive an inner end of the at least one vane.
A method of repairing a turbine nozzle segment, comprising:
A turbine nozzle segment comprising:
A repaired turbine nozzle segment having at least one vane disposed between an outer band and an inner band, said nozzle segment being repaired by the method of:
A replacement inner band segment for use in repairing turbine nozzle segments, said replacement inner band segment comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.