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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Eric Herbst, Tolland, CT (US);
Jeffrey D. Melman, Simsbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
Eric Herbst, Tolland, CT (US);
Jeffrey D. Melman, Simsbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/02 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of repairing a turbine exhaust case strut heat shield vane includes removing a damaged portion of the vane, solution heat treating the vane, attaching a replacement section to the vane, and relieving local stresses in an attachment area between the replacement section and the vane.