Method of making blade ring assemblies
Abstract
Abstract A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BLADE RING ASSEMBLY IS DISCLOSED IN WHICH THE BLADE ROOTS AND THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVE IN THE DISC, ROTOR OR LIKE SUPPORT MEMBER FOR THE BLADES ARE OF SIMPLE SECTION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISCLOSURE, A CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVE HAVING PLANE WALLS IS FORMED IN THE SUPPORT MEMBER AND TWO OPPOSED PLANE FACES ARE FORMED ON EACH BLADE ROOT SUCH THAT THE LATTER IS A CLOSE FIT WITHIN THE GROOVE WALLS AND HOLDS ITS BLADE AT THE REQUIRED SETTING ANGLE. THE BLADES OF THE RING ARE FITTED INTO THE GROOVE WITH THE REQUIRED PITCH BETWEEN THEM AND AN ELECTRON BEAM IS DIRECTED RADIALLY TOWARDS EACH JOINT BETWEEN THE GROOVE AND BLADE ROOTS WHEREBY TO FUSE SAID JOINT, THE ENERGY OF THE BEAN BEING SELECTED TO PENETRATE OVER THE DEPTH OF THE JOINT. RELATIVE ROTATION IS THEN PROVIDED BETWEEN THE BEAM AND THE SUPPORT MEMBER TO COMPLETE SAID FUSING AROUNG THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE LATTER.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Hunter Telfer
- 👤 George Wilson Wall
- 👤 Michael John Fletcher
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