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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary E. Wheat, Madisonville, KY (US);
Terry K. Brown, Central City, KY (US);
Steve E. Bauer, Madisonville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/600 ; B05D 1/32 ; B05D 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/600 ; B05D 1/32 ; B05D 5/00 ;
Abstract
Method to facilitate vapor phase coating of turbine airfoils. A dovetail receptacle receives the dovetails of a plurality of airfoils. The airfoils are separated by spacers with the airfoil dovetails sealed in a chamber of the receptacle to facilitate vapor phase coating of airfoil flowpath surfaces and platform upper surfaces of several airfoils simultaneously while masking the dovetail sections.