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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
Graham D. Sherlock, Greenville, SC (US);
Paul L. Kalmar, Zirconia, NC (US);
Christopher E. Thompson, Danvers, MA (US);
Benjamin E. Baker, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Todd Moran, Greenville, SC (US);
Graham D. Sherlock, Greenville, SC (US);
Paul L. Kalmar, Zirconia, NC (US);
Christopher E. Thompson, Danvers, MA (US);
Benjamin E. Baker, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Todd Moran, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An inspection tool for a turbine bucket shroud includes: a clamp device for clamping a dovetail portion of a turbine bucket; a template plate provided with an aperture defined by a edge shaped to conform to a specified shape of the turbine bucket shroud, wherein the template is moveable to a location over the turbine bucket shroud in a direction toward the clamp device, and wherein, at the location, the aperture represents a design specification location for the turbine bucket shroud relative to the dovetail portion of the bucket. A measurement gauge is provided for measuring gaps between edges of the shroud and edges of the template aperture.