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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Alan Johnson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jon Conrad Schaeffer, Greenville, SC (US);
Ching-Pang Lee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nesim Abuaf, Lincoln City, OR (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 4/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 4/08 ;
Abstract
Castings for gas turbine parts exposed on one side to a high-temperature fluid medium have cast-in bumps on an opposite cooling surface side to enhance heat transfer. Areas on the cooling surface having defectively cast bumps, i.e., missing or partially formed bumps during casting, are thermally sprayed to provide a metallic cooling enhancement surface layer to salvage the part.