Fabrication or repair technique for integrally bladed rotor assembly
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsRaymond M. Walker, Donald P. Achor, Robert W. Baumgarten, Ralph B. Bogard
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Abstract
Techniques for fabricating or repairing integrally bladed rotors are developed. A new or replacement blade is bonded to a projecting stub. The new blade has a collar through which bonding forces are transmitted. After bonding with heat and pressure, final machining and heat treatment operations are performed.
Claims3
A method for replacing a blade on an integrally bladed rotor, which comprises a disk having a plurality of integral blades projecting from the rim of the disk, including the steps of:
- (a) removing a preexisting blade, leaving a stub, a portion of said preexisting blade, projecting from the disk rim, said blade stub having a face which constitutes a surface to which a replacement blade will be bonded;
- (b) positioning a replacement blade adjacent to said stub, said replacement blade having a circumferential collar about its periphery adjacent the proposed bond with the adjacent surfaces of said stub and said replacement comprising an intended bond;
- (c) applying a force between said stub and said replacement blade, with said force being applied to the replacement blade through said collar;
- (d) locally heating said intended bond, between said stud and said replacement blade, to a temperature which causes softening, metal flow and bonding;
- (e) removing said collar from said replacement blade by machining.
A method for fabricating an integrally bladed rotor, which comprises a disk having a plurality of integral blades projecting from the rim of the disk, including the steps of:
- (a) providing a disk having a plurality of projecting stubs;
- (b) providing a plurality of blade preforms, each preform having a circumferential collar about its periphery and orienting said blade preform adjacent a stub;
- (c) applying a force between said stub and said blade preform, with said force being applied to the blade preform through said collar;
- (d) locally heating said intended bond, between said stub and said blade preform, to a temperature which causes softening, metal flow and bonding to cause bonding and then allowing the bond to cool;
- (e) removing said collar from the blade by machining;
- (f) repeating steps "c" "d"0 and "e" until all stubs have blades attached thereto.
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