Turbine component internal heating systems and coating systems
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsLawrence Matthew Levy, Ronald Lee Souther
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Abstract
Turbine component internal heating systems include at least one turbine component support platform that supports a turbine component having one or more internal cavities by temporarily engaging at least a side wall of the turbine component, and, at least one heat source that extends from the at least one turbine component support platform, wherein when the at least one turbine component support platform supports the turbine component, the at least one heat source is at least partially disposed within at least one of the one or more internal cavities such that it can heat the turbine component from the inside.
Claims20
A turbine component internal heating system comprising:
- at least one turbine component support platform that supports a turbine component having one or more internal cavities by temporarily engaging at least a side wall for the turbine component;
- and,
- at least one heat source that extends from the at least one turbine component support platform, wherein when the at least one turbine component support platform supports the turbine component, the at least one heat source is at least partially disposed within at least one of the one or more internal cavities such that it can heat the turbine component from the inside.
A turbine component coating system comprising:
- a turbine component internal heating system comprising:
- at least one turbine component support platform that supports a turbine component having one or more internal cavities by temporarily engaging at least a side wall for the turbine component;
- and,
- at least one heat source that extends from the at least one turbine component support platform, wherein when the at least one turbine component support platform supports the turbine component, the at least one heat source is at least partially disposed in at least one of the one or more internal cavities such that it can heat the turbine component from the inside;
- and,
- a coater that coats a target surface of the turbine component with a coating while the turbine component is supported by the turbine component support platform.
A method for coating a target surface of a turbine component comprising one or more internal cavities, the method comprising:
- inserting at least one heat source into at least one of the one or more internal cavities;
- heating the target surface via the at least one heat source while it is inserted into the at least one of the one or more internal cavities;
- and,
- coating the target surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.