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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Cory P. Muscat, Poway, CA (US);
James A. Barber, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cory P. Muscat, Poway, CA (US);
James A. Barber, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/027 (2013.01); F01D 9/042 (2013.01); F05D 2230/80 (2013.01); F05D 2260/15 (2013.01); F05D 2260/34 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49233 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for balancing a rotating assembly of a gas turbine engine includes removing a stator vane from a section of the gas turbine engine. Removing the stator vane provides access to a rotating assembly of the gas turbine engine. The method further includes at least one of adding, removing, and repositioning a weight with respect to the rotating assembly via access to the rotating assembly provided by removing the stator vane.