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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2004
Thomas Richard Henning, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John Douglas Mickol, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Edward Mollmann, Cincinatti, OH (US);
Michael Harvey Schneider, Loveland, OH (US);
Andrew Breeze-stringfellow, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Max Farson, West Chester, OH (US);
Thomas Richard Henning, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John Douglas Mickol, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Edward Mollmann, Cincinatti, OH (US);
Michael Harvey Schneider, Loveland, OH (US);
Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Max Farson, West Chester, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for ordering blades in a rotatable machine is provided. The machine includes a plurality of blades that extend radially outwardly from a rotor. The method includes determining a moment weight of each blade in a row of blades, determining a geometric parameter of each blade in the same row of blades, and determining a mapping order of each blade using the moment weight and the geometric parameter. The apparatus includes a computer system that includes a software product code segment for minimizing imbalance in a bladed rotor wherein the segment is configured to receive a moment weight value for each blade to be installed in said rotor, receive a geometric parameter value for each blade to be installed in said rotor, calculate a blade location on the rotor based on the received values, and generate a blade map based on the calculated location.