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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Nathaniel Patrick Brown, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Glenn Knight, Mason, OH (US);
Wayne Grady, Morgan Township, OH (US);
Michael Steckler, Miami Township, OH (US);
Nathaniel Patrick Brown, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Glenn Knight, Mason, OH (US);
Wayne Grady, Morgan Township, OH (US);
Michael Steckler, Miami Township, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for repairing a turbine nozzle having at least one vane disposed between an inner and an outer band. Embodiments of the method can comprise separating the inner band from the outer band and securing a replacement part to the inner band. In one embodiment, the methods accommodate replacement parts that include vanes with a base feature that comprises a non-airfoil shape and that integrates cooling features useful for operation of the turbine nozzle.