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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2020
Siemens Energy Global Gmbh & Co. KG, Bayern, DE;
Stephen Batt, Lincoln, GB;
Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Bayern, DE;
Abstract
A method of disassembling a rotor module of a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine having a rotor output shaft. The rotor module having a centre-bolt, a sleeve, at least one rotor stage, at least one stator stage, a casing and an axis. The method having the steps: attaching a fixture to the at least one rotor stage, attaching the fixture to the casing, detaching the centre-bolt from the at least one rotor stage, detaching the sleeve from the output shaft, attaching the fixture to the sleeve, and removing the rotor module and fixture from the rotor output shaft. There is also presented a method of assembling the rotor module to the gas turbine engine and the apparatus used for disassembly and assembly.