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Method for manufacturing a multiple property integral turbine wheel
Assignee: Williams International Corp
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Filing: 1983-02-14
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Granted: 1986-06-03
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Expires: 2003-02-14
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure relates to a process for the fabrication of low cost dual property turbine rotors having blades that are diffusion bonded to a blade ring that is simultaneously diffusion bonded to a central hub.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. Egan
- 👤 Gary J. Quill
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:58
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23P; B23P15/00; B23P15/006; F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/30; F01D5/3061; F01D5/34; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49316; Y10T29/4932; Y10T29/49321; Y10T29/49799; Y10T29/4981
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of making a turbine rotor comprising the steps of coating the outer periphery of a metallic hub with a diffusion bonding material, supporting a plurality of metallic turbine blades having dovetails on the root portions thereof, respectively, in a circumferentially spaced array in a frangible core ring, the spaces between said blades radially outwardly of the root portions thereof being filled with said frangible material but said dovetails being exposed, coating the exposed dovetails of said blades with a diffusion bonding material, casting a metallic blade retainer ring about said dovetails and into contact with said hub to fully encompass said dovetails and simultaneously effect diffusion of said bonding material into the dovetails of said blades and into the periphery of said hub, and removing said frangible core ring from about said blades.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of making a turbine rotor comprising the steps of coating the outer periphery of a metallic hub with a diffusion bonding material, supporting a plurality of metallic turbine blades having dovetails on the root portions thereof, respectively, in a circumferentially spaced array in a frangible core ring, the spaces between said blades radially outwardly of the root portions thereof being filled with said frangible material but said dovetails being exposed, coating the exposed dovetails of said blades with a diffusion bonding material, casting a metallic blade retainer ring about said dovetails and into contact with said hub to fully encompass said dovetails and simultaneously effect diffusion of said bonding material into the dovetails of said blades and into the periphery of said hub, and removing said frangible core ring from about said blades.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
201 words
A method of making a turbine rotor comprising the steps of supporting a plurality of metallic turbine blades having dovetails on the root portions thereof, respectively, in a circumferentially spaced array in a frangible core ring, the spaces between said blades radially outwardly of the root portions thereof being filled with said frangible material but said dovetails being exposed, coating a metallic blade retainer ring about said dovetails to fully encompass said dovetails and form a retainer ring/blade assembly, removing said frangible core ring from about said blades, machining the radially inner portion of said retainer ring/blade assembly to form a cylindrical internal surface comprising exposed portions of said retainer ring and exposed portions of the radially inner ends of said blade dovetails, providing a hub having a radially outer cylindrical surface of a diameter acceptable within said retainer ring/blade assembly in a close fit relationship, coating one of said cylindrical surfaces with a diffusion bonding material, telescoping said machined retainer ring/blade assembly over said hub, and heating the hub and retainer ring/blade assembly to a temperature sufficient to effect diffusion bonding between said hub and retainer ring and between said hub and the machined portion only of said blade dovetails.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
201 words
A method of making a turbine rotor comprising the steps of supporting a plurality of metallic turbine blades having dovetails on the root portions thereof, respectively, in a circumferentially spaced array in a frangible core ring, the spaces between said blades radially outwardly of the root portions thereof being filled with said frangible material but said dovetails being exposed, coating a metallic blade retainer ring about said dovetails to fully encompass said dovetails and form a retainer ring/blade assembly, removing said frangible core ring from about said blades, machining the radially inner portion of said retainer ring/blade assembly to form a cylindrical internal surface comprising exposed portions of said retainer ring and exposed portions of the radially inner ends of said blade dovetails, providing a hub having a radially outer cylindrical surface of a diameter acceptable within said retainer ring/blade assembly in a close fit relationship, coating one of said cylindrical surfaces with a diffusion bonding material, telescoping said machined retainer ring/blade assembly over said hub, and heating the hub and retainer ring/blade assembly to a temperature sufficient to effect diffusion bonding between said hub and retainer ring and between said hub and the machined portion only of said blade dovetails.
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