General Electric Company

General Electric Technology Gmbh

Justyna Ludwika Wojdylo

John Francis Nolan

William Patrick Rusch

Krzysztof Andrzej Woszczak

Samuel Nathan Merrill

Ejiro Anthony Oruaga

David John Nelmes

John David Nelmes

A method and system for aligning a component within a turbine casing, and a related turbine casing. In a top-on position, a location of an optical target and another, vertically spaced optical target on the joint flange are measured. After removing at least the upper casing, the optical targets' locations are measured again, and the locations of a pair of reference points on an upper surface of the horizontal joint flange are measured. A prediction offset value is calculated for the component support position in the top-on position based on the locations. The prediction offset value may include a vertical adjustment based, in part, on a translation of a triangular spatial relationship of a number of the reference points and/or a tilt angle, a horizontal adjustment, and a horizontal joint flange surface distortion adjustment. Support position is adjusted by the prediction offset value to improve alignment.

Method and system for component alignment in turbine casing and related turbine casing

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Warsaw, Poland

Justyna Ludwika Wojdylo