| US 9,810,083 B2 | ||
| System and method for removing stator vanes from a casing of a rotary machine | ||
| Joshua Michael Oden, Greenville, SC (US); and James Bradford Holmes, Fountain Inn, SC (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US) | ||
| Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 24, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/413,787. | ||
| Application 15/413,787 is a division of application No. 14/558,949, filed on Dec. 3, 2014, granted, now 9,587,498. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2017/0130597 A1, May 11, 2017 | ||
| Int. Cl. F01D 9/04 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01) | ||
| CPC F01D 9/042 (2013.01) [B23P 19/04 (2013.01); F05D 2230/70 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A stator vane removal system comprising:
a reaction platform configured to couple between opposing sides of a slot defined in an inner surface of a casing of a rotary
machine, wherein at least one stator vane is retained in the slot, said reaction platform comprises a block and at least one
sleeve configured to slidably couple to said block along at least one wedge surface; and
an actuator configured to couple to said reaction platform, said at least one wedge surface is configured to induce a coupling
force exerted by said reaction platform to the opposing sides of the slot in response to a pushing force applied by said actuator
to the at least one stator vane in the slot.
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