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US 2017/0370222 A1Published application
Methods for repairing airfoil trailing edges to include ejection slots therein
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorRonald Scott Bunker
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Abstract
Methods for repairing a trailing edge of an airfoil are provided. The method can include removing a portion of the trailing edge of the airfoil to form an intermediate component, and then applying using additive manufacturing a replacement portion on the intermediate component to form a repaired airfoil. The replacement portion defines at least one trailing edge ejection slot.
Claims17
A method of repairing a trailing edge of an airfoil, the method comprising:
- removing a portion of the trailing edge of the airfoil to form an intermediate component;
- and
- applying using additive manufacturing a replacement portion on the intermediate component to form a repaired airfoil, wherein the replacement portion defines at least one trailing edge ejection slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.