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US 8,011,097 B2Granted
Method, system, and computer software code for repairing a transition section of an engine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAlistair Jeffrey Smith, Wayne Alan Demo, Ronald Lance Galley, Anthony Philip Italiano
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Abstract
A method for restoring a crack formed within a turbo charger engine transition section, the method including preparing a crack in the transition section to receive a material within the crack, applying the material within the crack, and retaining structural integrity of the transition section proximate the crack while at least one of preparing the crack and applying the material.
Claims9
A method for restoring a crack formed within a turbo charger engine transition section, the method comprising:
- preparing a crack in the transition section to receive a material within the crack;
- applying the material within the crack;
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- retaining structural integrity of the transition section proximate the crack by at least one of welding material across a rib section of the transition section to increase structural integrity near the crack, attaching a fixture to a flange area of the transition section with the fixture having openings that coincide with openings in the flange area with bolts positioned through the openings to secure the fixture to the transition section, and minimizing a width of the crack when preparing the crack while at least one of preparing the crack and applying the material.
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