Turbine bucket with dovetail seal and related method

A method of sealing gaps between a bucket dovetail and a rotor disk dovetail slot in which the bucket dovetail is adapted to be received, the method comprising applying a resin material to selected areas of the bucket dovetail; and inserting the bucket dovetail into the dovetail slot.

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Main Authors DIMASCIO PAUL S, SHERLOCK GRAHAM D, HUNT MARK L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.03.2010
Subjects
BLASTING
CYLINDERS
ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES
PISTONS
SEALINGS
STEAM ENGINES
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
WEAPONS
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Summary:A method of sealing gaps between a bucket dovetail and a rotor disk dovetail slot in which the bucket dovetail is adapted to be received, the method comprising applying a resin material to selected areas of the bucket dovetail; and inserting the bucket dovetail into the dovetail slot.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080232224