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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2010
Matthew Paul Berkebile, Mauldin, SC (US);
Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gene Arthur Murphy, Jr., Schoharie, NY (US);
Matthew Paul Berkebile, Mauldin, SC (US);
Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gene Arthur Murphy, Jr., Schoharie, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a method for in situ repair of a turbine part is provided. The method includes the steps of accessing the turbine part while assembled to other turbine components, wherein the turbine part includes a region with a structural flaw near a hole in the turbine part, and wherein the hole is configured to flow a cooling fluid. The method also includes welding the structural flaw without performing a heat treatment of the turbine part, wherein welding the structural flaw includes laser welding that maintains a structure of the region.