FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING TURBINE BUCKETS

A fixture (400) and method for installing turbine buckets (300) is disclosed. The fixture (400) is adapted for mounting a plurality of turbine buckets with dovetails (112) to a rotor wheel of a turbomachine that is separated from an adjacent rotor wheel by a spacer wheel (200), the rotor wheel and t...

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Main Authors BRUCE, KEVIN LEON, FERSLEW, MATTHEW RYAN, HANSON, STUART CRAIG, ODEN, JOSHUA MICHAEL, KOLVICK, SANDRA BEVERLY, PENNY, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL, MERLAU, THOMAS MICHAEL
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LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 13.07.2016
Subjects
BLASTING
ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES
STEAM ENGINES
WEAPONS
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Summary:A fixture (400) and method for installing turbine buckets (300) is disclosed. The fixture (400) is adapted for mounting a plurality of turbine buckets with dovetails (112) to a rotor wheel of a turbomachine that is separated from an adjacent rotor wheel by a spacer wheel (200), the rotor wheel and the spacer wheel (200) each having a plurality of circumferentially aligned dovetail slots (202), the fixture (100, 400) includes: a turbine bucket (300) holder having a dovetail (112) that is configured to engage with one of the dovetail slots (202) of the spacer wheel (200). The profile of a bucket holder dovetail slot (202) substantially aligns the dovetail (112) of the turbine bucket (300) with a dovetail slot (202) of the rotor wheel for at least partial transfer of a turbine bucket (300) thereto.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20160150815