Method of maintaining gas turbine engine components
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsAlexander V. Staroselsky, Richard Pettit
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Abstract
An example method of maintaining a serviceable component of a gas turbine engine includes selecting a used component, using a fluid to move an abrasive against a surface of the used component, and removing material from the used component using the abrasive. In one example, the method moves the abrasive against the surface of the used component when the used component is installed within the gas turbine engine.
Claims17
A method of maintaining a serviceable component of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- selecting a used component;
- moving a fluid that entrains an abrasive material against a surface of the used component;
- and
- removing material from the used component using the abrasive.
A method of maintaining a serviceable component of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- moving a fluid entraining an abrasive material against a surface of a used component when the used component is installed within a gas turbine engine;
- and
- removing material from the used component using the abrasive material.
A serviceable component of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a used component of a gas turbine engine having a surface at least partially formed by an abrasive material carried by a fluid, the surface smoother than a fatigued surface of the component that is at least partially formed by operating the gas turbine engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.