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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Steven S. Burdgick, Schenectady, NY (US);
Christophe Lanaud, Delanson, NY (US);
Adegboyega Makinde, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Wendy Lin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Grama Praveen, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Amitabh Bansal, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Steven S. Burdgick, Schenectady, NY (US);
Christophe Lanaud, Delanson, NY (US);
Adegboyega Makinde, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Wendy Lin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Grama Praveen, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Amitabh Bansal, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method facilitates reducing stress in a turbine bucket including a metallic base metal. The method comprises providing a turbine bucket including at least one pocket formed therein, and filling at least one pocket defined in the bucket with a polymer composite having continuous fibers oriented in a resin matrix, such that the fibers have an orientation determined in accordance with a pre-selected frequency tuning of the bucket.