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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Satoshi Kanno, Hitachi, JP;
Shinji Sakata, Katsuta, JP;
Tasuku Shimizu, Hitachi, JP;
Ryoichi Kaneko, Hitachi, JP;
Kiyoshi Shimomura, Hitachi, JP;
Naoaki Shibashita, Hitachi, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73799 ; 73572 ;
Abstract
A method system for assessing the safety of a rotor of a shrinkage fitted type wherein an opening displacement of a crack is determined an elastic-plastic fracture method and a reduction in shrinkage fitting force is calculated based on the crack opening displacement. The safety of the rotor is assessed based on the reduction in shrinkage fitting force caused to occur by the opening of the crack.