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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2008
Nick Martin, Simpsonville, SC (US);
John Raymond Hess, Seneca, SC (US);
Nick Martin, Simpsonville, SC (US);
John Raymond Hess, Seneca, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A rotor of a turbomachine is provided. The rotor includes at least first and second rotor portions and at least first and second blades. The first and second rotor portions are configured to rotate about an axis. The first and second rotor portions have first and second rim portions, respectively, which are spaced a predetermined distance apart from one another and have a perimetrical slot therebetween. The first and second rim portions have first and second dovetail slots, respectively, extending therethrough communicating with the perimetrical slot. The first and second blades have first and second dovetail portions, respectively. The first dovetail portion is disposed in one of the first and second dovetail slots, and the second dovetail portion is disposed in the other of the first and second dovetail slots. The perimetrical slot has a sufficient size to pass the first and second blades therethrough when the first and second blades are removed from the rotor.