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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
May. 03, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dariusz Oliwiusz Palys, Gebenstorf, CH;
Daniele Mascaro, Wettingen, CH;
Michael Thomas Maurer, Bad Sackingen, DE;
Marcel Georg Rieker, Niedergosgen, CH;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a tool for leakage testing a component, along with a related testing method. In some cases, the tool includes: a seal assembly for sealing an opening in the component, the seal assembly having: a front plate defining a pressure chamber around the opening in the component; a collar coupled with the front plate and surrounding sidewalls of the component; an insert extending between the front plate and the collar; an annular seal member between the collar and the insert; and a floating seal between the collar and the front plate, wherein the seal assembly is configured to flexibly seal the opening in the component; and a valve for controlling fluid flow into the pressure chamber during the leakage testing of the component.