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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2005
Graham David Sherlock, Greenville, SC (US);
Paul Lawrence Kalmar, Zirconia, NC (US);
Benjamin Erick Baker, Pelzer, SC (US);
Graham David Sherlock, Greenville, SC (US);
Paul Lawrence Kalmar, Zirconia, NC (US);
Benjamin Erick Baker, Pelzer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for inspecting a turbine nozzle segment includes positioning the turbine nozzle segment on a base of a tool, with the outer forward face and the inner forward face of the turbine nozzle segment contacting a surface of the base. The outer wall is positioned between a first pedestal outer stand and a second pedestal outer stand of the tool, and the inner wall is positioned between a first pedestal inner stand and a second pedestal inner stand of the tool. At least one of a position, a depth and a width of a seal slot formed in a side edge of the outer wall and/or the inner wall is measured. At least one axial dimension of the turbine nozzle segment and at least one radial dimension of the turbine nozzle segment are measured.