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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Stuart Ellis, Ripley, GB;
Michael P Keenan, Sheffield, GB;
Inventors:
Stuart Ellis, Ripley, GB;
Michael P Keenan, Sheffield, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce plc, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of balancing a rotor, where the rotor comprises a plurality of holes, comprises the steps of measuring an imbalance of the rotor, identifying at least one characteristic dimension associated with at least one hole, identifying a change to the or each characteristic dimension to reduce the imbalance, and changing the or each characteristic dimension.