Method for manufacturing a turbine assembly
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorRichard Bluck
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a turbine assembly having at least one aerofoil unit including at least a basically hollow aerofoil with at least one cooling passage for a cooling medium and at least one entry surface, wherein the at least one cooling passage enters at the at least one entry surface, and further the turbine assembly has at least one cover plate that at least partially covers the at least one entry surface. In order to provide a reliable attachment the method includes the step of attaching the at least one cover plate with one single, continuous, connecting structure to the at least one aerofoil unit.
Claims15
A method for manufacturing a turbine assembly comprising at least one aerofoil unit comprising at least a basically hollow aerofoil with at least one cooling passage for a cooling medium and at least one entry surface, wherein the at least one cooling passage enters at the at least one entry surface, and further the turbine assembly comprises at least one cover plate that at least partially covers the at least one entry surface, wherein the method comprises:
- attaching the at least one cover plate with one single, continuous, connecting structure to the at least one aerofoil unit.
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