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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2000
William D. Owen, Manchester, CT (US);
Robert Baumgarten, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Eric William Malmborg, Marlborough, CT (US);
Christopher Palazzini, Windsor, CT (US);
Frank E. Palko, Old Saybrook, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for repairing an airfoil is provided that includes the steps of: (a) determining repair regions of the airfoil that are likely to be damaged during a period of operation; (b) creating a stress profile for the airfoil that considers dynamic, steady-state, and residual stresses; (c) selecting a replacement section patch line using the stress profile and the determination of those regions likely to be damaged during operation; (d) providing an airfoil replacement section with a predetermined shape having a bond surface that substantially mates with the patch line; (e) removing a portion of the airfoil up to the patch line; (f) bonding the airfoil replacement section to the airfoil along the patch line; and (g) shaping the patched airfoil.