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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Jesse R. Christophel, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/042 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49321 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49895 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49904 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49963 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for assembling a section of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The method involves a plurality of vane arc segments that together form a full vane ring, and a multi-row rotor drum that is formed of a single-piece body that has at least two rows of blades about a central axis. The method includes inserting the plurality of vane arc segments in a radial direction into an assembled position that is axially between the two rows of blades.