| US 7,507,073 B2 | ||
| Methods and apparatus for assembling a steam turbine bucket | ||
| Steven Sebastian Burdgick, Schenectady, N.Y. (US); Adegboyega Masud Makinde, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US); and Christophe Marcel Lanaud, Delanson, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 24, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/362,302. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0022599 A1, Jan. 22, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. F01D 5/28 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 416—229A [416/241 A; 29/889.71] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A method of assembling a turbine bucket having a dovetail portion, an airfoil portion, and a root that extends between
the airfoil portion and the dovetail portion, the turbine bucket including a pressure side and a suction side that are connected
together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, said method comprising:
forming at least one pocket within the turbine bucket, such that the pocket is formed within the pressure side and such that
the pocket includes an adhesion area;
forming at least one pin within the at least one pocket; and
applying a fill material to the adhesion area such that the fill material is bonded within the at least one pocket.
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