Wear prevention spring for turbine blade
AssigneeSiemens Power Generation, Inc.
InventorsChad M. Garner, Barton M. Pepperman
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AssigneeSiemens Power Generation, Inc.
InventorsChad M. Garner, Barton M. Pepperman
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A turbine airfoil support system for supporting a turbine blade to prevent wear during turning gear operation when a rotor assembly supporting the turbine blade rotates at about two revolutions per minute (RPM) to keep the turbine ready for quick startup requirements. The turbine airfoil support system may be formed from a radial biasing spring positioned between a radially outermost point of a disk steeple extending from a rotor assembly and a radially inner surface of the platform. The radial biasing spring may be formed from a first flat member with a disk steeple engaging surface, a second flat member with a blade platform engaging surface, a bent biasing section extending from the first flat member to the second flat member and biasing the first and second flat members away from each other, and a stress reducing member extending from the second flat member toward the first flat member.
A turbine airfoil support system, comprising:
A turbine airfoil support system, comprising:
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