Process of plugging cooling holes of a gas turbine component

Abstract

Process of plugging cooling holes (4) of a gas turbine component (1) with an external surface (7), having a cavity (2) and a plurality of cooling holes (4) before coating the gas turbine component (4), characterised in that mask material (6) is applied to the external surface (7) of the component (1) while a fluid is forced through the cooling holes (4), the mask material (6) is thickened while the fluid is forced through the cooling holes (4), the cooling holes (4) are plugged with plug material (6b), the mask material (6a) is removed from the external surface (7) of the component (1), the component (1) and the plugged cooling holes (4) are coated and the plug material (6b) is removed from the cooling holes (4).

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