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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2005
Boris Bublath, Berlin, DE;
Beate Heimberg, Haltern, DE;
Wolfgang Hermann, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Michael Ott, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Boris Bublath, Berlin, DE;
Beate Heimberg, Haltern, DE;
Wolfgang Hermann, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Michael Ott, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for repairing a damaged and/or aged component of a turbomachine, which is made at least in part of a ceramic composite material. The aim of the invention is to create a method which allows the downtime of the turbomachine caused by damaged components to be reduced while making it possible to repair damaged components. The abovementioned aim is achieved by a generic method for repairing a damaged component () of a turbomachine made of a ceramic composite material (), comprising the following steps: the joint of the component is dissolved; the matrix () is extracted and/or the component is machined; infiltration to restore and/or renew the ceramic matrix () of the component; and the joint is re-established.