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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
John Thomas Basirico, Albany, NY (US);
Timothy Scott McMurray, Rotterdam Junction, NY (US);
Laurence Scott Duclos, Thorndike, ME (US);
Robert James Bracken, Niskayuna, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present application provides a turbine rotor and blade assembly for a steam turbine. The turbine rotor and blade assembly may include a rotor, a number of buckets positioned about the rotor and a locking blade positioned about the rotor. The locking blade may include a base, a first side hook, and a second side hook. The locking blade may include a first side pilot hole defined between the base and the first side hook and a second side pilot hole defined between the base and the second side hook.