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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Darek Zatorski, Florence, KY (US);
Marek Szrajer, Warszawa, PL;
Leszek Rzeszutek, Warszawa, PL;
John Edward Altman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Darek Zatorski, Florence, KY (US);
Marek Szrajer, Warszawa, PL;
Leszek Rzeszutek, Warszawa, PL;
John Edward Altman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method facilitates balancing a gas turbine rotor. The method includes providing a gas turbine rotor including a plurality of turbine blades, wherein at least one turbine blade includes a blade tip shroud that includes a leading edge and a trailing edge that is opposite the leading edge, and coupling a balance clip to the at least one turbine blade. The balance clip includes a first portion having a first length that enables the clip to extend between the tip shroud leading and trailing edges and includes a first hook that couples to the tip shroud leading edge, a shorter second portion that extends only partially from at least one of the tip shroud trailing and leading edges towards the opposite shroud edge, and a second hook that extends between the first and second portions and couples to at least one of the tip shroud leading and trailing edges.