Title:
METHOD FOR BALANCING ROTATING ASSEMBLY OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/087420
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method for balancing a rotating assembly (33) of a gas turbine engine (10) includes removing a stator vane (56) from a section of the gas turbine engine. Removing the stator vane provides access to a rotating assembly of the gas turbine engine. The method further includes at least one of adding, removing, and repositioning a weight with respect to the rotating assembly via access to the rotating assembly provided by removing the stator vane.
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Inventors:
MUSCAT CORY P (US)
BARBER JAMES A (US)
BARBER JAMES A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/057186
Publication Date:
October 26, 2012
Filing Date:
October 21, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SOLAR TURBINES INC (US)
MUSCAT CORY P (US)
BARBER JAMES A (US)
MUSCAT CORY P (US)
BARBER JAMES A (US)
International Classes:
F02C7/00; F01D9/00; F01D25/00; F16F15/00
Foreign References:
US5226789A | 1993-07-13 | |||
US20090320496A1 | 2009-12-31 | |||
US5545010A | 1996-08-13 | |||
US20060266114A1 | 2006-11-30 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
RUPPEL, Jeffrey A. et al. (Peoria, IL, US)
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