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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Benedict Kazirskis, Acworth, GA (US);
Lawrence Michael Grycko, Lockport, IL (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of repairing a damaged dovetail on a peripheral portion of a turbine wheel includes the steps of removing buckets from the dovetail; removing a damaged dovetail from the peripheral portion of the turbine wheel, leaving a rotor wheel body having a peripheral rim; disposing a replacement ring about the peripheral rim, the replacement ring and the rim defining therebetween a pair of end grooves and a center section; and welding the replacement ring to the peripheral rim, with weld material applied only within the end grooves, leaving a void in the center section.