TURBOMACHINE SERVICE APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD

Various embodiments include an apparatus for servicing a turbomachine, along with a related servicing method. In some cases, the apparatus includes: a system (10) for servicing a turbomachine casing (20) having adjacent segments (30) joined with a set of threaded fasteners (40), the system (10) incl...

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Hauptverfasser: WALTERS, Zachary Lane, HUTH, Robert Edward, MILLER, Maxwell Evan
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:Various embodiments include an apparatus for servicing a turbomachine, along with a related servicing method. In some cases, the apparatus includes: a system (10) for servicing a turbomachine casing (20) having adjacent segments (30) joined with a set of threaded fasteners (40), the system (10) including: a threaded fastener tensioning device (60) sized to fit over ends of a threaded fastener (40) in the set of threaded fasteners (40), the threaded fastener tensioning device (60) including: a retention component (70) for retaining a first end (80) of the threaded fastener (40); and a tensioner (90) for tensioning or de-tensioning a second end (100) of the threaded fastener (40); and a mounting system (260) coupled with the threaded fastener tensioning device (60), the mounting system (260) for retaining the threaded fastener tensioning device (60) proximate the adjacent segments (30) of the turbomachine casing (20).