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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Fred Thomas Willett, Jr., Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Laurence Scott Duclos, Thorndike, ME (US);
Michael Dennis Mack, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Timothy Scott Mcmurray, Fultonville, NY (US);
Roy Paul Swintek, Altamont, NY (US);
Fred Thomas Willett, Jr., Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Laurence Scott Duclos, Thorndike, ME (US);
Michael Dennis Mack, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Timothy Scott McMurray, Fultonville, NY (US);
Roy Paul Swintek, Altamont, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods and devices adapted to ease installation of turbine bucket assemblies about a rotor and to reduce related stress concentrations in the rotor are disclosed. In one embodiment, an insert includes: a base portion adapted to complement an entry slot in a rotor of a turbine; and a neck portion extending radially outboard from the base portion, the neck portion adapted to complement a post of the rotor to form a substantially continuous dovetail about the rotor.