Method for producing contoured holes
AssigneeAnsaldo Energia IP UK Limited
InventorsIvan Luketic, Ioannis Paralikas, Brian Kenneth Wardle
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a contoured hole, the hole being manufactured in a wall, the wall comprising a first, a second surface, and a wall thickness between the wall first and second surface. The comprises manufacturing a first non-penetrating hole extending from the first surface and into the wall, wherein a distal end of the first hole is located within the wall such that the first hole does not penetrate the wall second surface, and manufacturing a through hole, wherein the through hole is fluidly connected with first hole and penetrates the wall second surface.
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A method for manufacturing a contoured hole, the hole being manufactured in a wall, the wall comprising a first surface and a second surface, the method comprising:
- manufacturing a first non-penetrating hole extending from the first surface and into the wall, wherein a distal end of the first hole is located within the wall such that the first hole does not penetrate the wall second surface;
- manufacturing a through hole, wherein the through hole is fluidly connected with the first hole and penetrates the second surface of the wall;
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- manufacturing a second non-penetrating hole, the second hole being fluidly connected with the first hole and comprising a second hole distal end located within the wall such that the second hole does not penetrate the second surface of the wall, the second hole being fluidly connected with the through hole.
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