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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Elliott Shapiro, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ian Darnell Reeves, Piedmont, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 ;
Abstract
A method of assembling a turbine comprises coupling at least one bucket to a rotor wheel. The bucket includes an upstream side, a downstream side, an airfoil extending therebetween and a dovetail extending radially inwardly from the airfoil to the rotor wheel. The method further comprises fixedly securing the bucket to the rotor wheel with a locking pin that extends from the bucket upstream side through the bucket dovetail to the bucket downstream side.