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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Mayur Abhay Keny, Karnataka, IN;
Fernando Jorge Casanova, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Prathap Raj Rajendran, Karnataka, IN;
Mayur Abhay Keny, Karnataka, IN;
Fernando Jorge Casanova, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Prathap Raj Rajendran, Karnataka, IN;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a turbine assembly includes a rotor wheel and a circumferential slot formed in the rotor wheel, the circumferential slot including a uniform cross-section shape for a circumference of the rotor wheel. The assembly also includes a first ring member positioned in the circumferential slot, the first ring member being configured to prevent radial movement of a dovetail attachment when positioned in the circumferential slot, wherein the dovetail attachment is part of a turbine blade.