CA2760120C - Thermal inspection and machining systems and methods of use - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
- F01D5/00—Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
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- F01D25/00—Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, other groups
- F01D25/28—Supporting or mounting arrangements, e.g. for turbine casing
- F01D25/285—Temporary support structures, e.g. for testing, assembling, installing, repairing; Assembly methods using such structures
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
- F01D5/00—Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
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- G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
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- G01N25/72—Investigating presence of flaws
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
- B23P2700/00—Indexing scheme relating to the articles being treated, e.g. manufactured, repaired, assembled, connected or other operations covered in the subgroups
- B23P2700/06—Cooling passages of turbine components, e.g. unblocking or preventing blocking of cooling passages of turbine components
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials Using Thermal Means (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US12/968,308 | 2010-12-15 | ||
| US12/968,308 US8810644B2 (en) | 2010-12-15 | 2010-12-15 | Thermal inspection and machining systems and methods of use |
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| CA2760120A1 CA2760120A1 (en) | 2012-06-15 |
| CA2760120C true CA2760120C (en) | 2019-01-08 |
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| CA2760120A Expired - Fee Related CA2760120C (en) | 2010-12-15 | 2011-12-01 | Thermal inspection and machining systems and methods of use |
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| US (1) | US8810644B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP2466069B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP5898942B2 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2760120C (enExample) |
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| WO2015058045A1 (en) | 2013-10-18 | 2015-04-23 | United Technologies Corporation | Method and assembly for inspecting engine component |
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| US20160070253A1 (en) * | 2014-09-05 | 2016-03-10 | Rolls-Royce Corporation | Monitoring hole machining |
| US10295475B2 (en) | 2014-09-05 | 2019-05-21 | Rolls-Royce Corporation | Inspection of machined holes |
| US10162331B2 (en) | 2015-03-02 | 2018-12-25 | Rolls-Royce Corporation | Removal of material from a surface of a dual walled component |
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| CA2760120A1 (en) | 2012-06-15 |
| EP2466069B1 (en) | 2015-11-11 |
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| US8810644B2 (en) | 2014-08-19 |
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| EEER | Examination request |
Effective date: 20160928 |
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| MKLA | Lapsed |
Effective date: 20211201 |