METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING TURBINE ENGINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus for securing blades used in a turbine engine. SOLUTION: The method of assembling a turbine 10 comprises a step of coupling at least one bucket assembly 22. The bucket assembly includes an upstream side 38, a downstream side 39, a blade 26 exten...

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1. Verfasser: MURPHY JOHN THOMAS
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Zusammenfassung:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus for securing blades used in a turbine engine. SOLUTION: The method of assembling a turbine 10 comprises a step of coupling at least one bucket assembly 22. The bucket assembly includes an upstream side 38, a downstream side 39, a blade 26 extending therebetween, and a dovetail 28 extending radially inwardly from the blade to a rotor 12. The method further comprises fixedly securing the at least one bucket assembly to the rotor with a shear pin 74 that extends from the bucket assembly upstream side to the bucket assembly downstream side. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI