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| 8176777 | Device and method for measuring layer thicknesses The present invention concerns a device for measuring of layer thicknesses, especially for measuring of layer thicknesses of a structural part (18) during or after a coating process, with at least a first and a second path length measuring device (12, 14 | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172520 | Turbine vane of a gas turbine A turbine vane of a gas turbine, especially a gas turbine aircraft engine, is disclosed. The turbine vane includes a vane base body with an outer surface forming a suction side and a pressure side, the outer surface of the vane base body being at least partially coa... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162591 | Multistage compressor for a gas turbine, comprising discharge ports and injection ports to stabilize the compressor flow A multistage compressor for a gas turbine, having a compressor housing, guide vanes, impeller vanes, a hub area, discharge ports, and injection ports for stabilizing the compressor flow, wherein the discharge ports are situated at least one stage downstream from the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158903 | Method for repairing or manufacturing a component In a method of repairing a structural component, especially a stator-side structural component such as a housing or a guide vane ring of a gas turbine, a damaged section is separated-out along a separating line and removed from the structural component, and a new se... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153274 | Thermal barrier layer A thermal barrier layer for metallic components, in particular for gas turbine components which are subject to high temperatures or hot gas, is disclosed. The thermal barrier layer includes an inner contact layer and an outer top layer, where the inner contact layer... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8138753 | Measuring arrangement for detecting a 1/rotary momentum of an engine rotor, and associated method A measurement system for detecting a rotary movement of a rotor that is situated in particular in rotatable fashion in a compressor housing of a jet engine, includes the rotor having vane elements that are preferably situated equidistant from one another on its peri... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133004 | Jet engine with active-magnetic bearing A jet engine includes a shaft rotatably supported in a bearing arrangement, a compressor and a turbine arranged on the shaft, and an electromechanical unit arranged centrally about the shaft axis to provide a motor function for starting the jet engine and/or a gener... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128374 | Securing element for fastening rotor blades A securing element for securing the position of moving blades in slots, running at least mainly in the axial direction, of a rotor parent body of a turbomachine rotor is described, comprising a plate-shaped parent body, wherein the parent body has an approximately c... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124912 | Method for heating components A processing area of a structural component, such as a gas turbine component, is heated by irradiation with several laser sources prior to and/or during and/or after carrying out a processing such as a deposit welding or machining of the component on the processing ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123487 | Rotor for a turbo engine A rotor for a turbo engine is disclosed including a rotor base body and a plurality of rotor blades distributed over the circumference of the rotor base body. The rotor base body is formed by at least one ring-shaped element made of a metal matrix composite material... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113005 | Jet engine with detachably arranged generator unit The present technology generally relates to jet engines, in particular for an aircraft, having at least one turbine shaft on which at least one compressor and a turbine are arranged, and a housing extends over the lateral surfaces of the jet engine, wherein furtherm... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105016 | Damping arrangement for guide vanes A damping arrangement for guide vanes, in particular for guide vanes of a gas turbine or an aircraft engine, is disclosed. Referring to this damping arrangement, the radially external ends of the guide vanes of a guide vane grid or a guide vane ring are mounted to a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096215 | Method for cutting freeform surfaces, cutting tool and use of the cutting tool In a method for cutting freeform surfaces, a workpiece is cut by a cutting tool such that a desired freeform surface may be achieved, the cutting tool for cutting purposes being moved along at least one defined cutting path relative to the workpiece. A cutting tool ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092148 | Gas turbine having a peripheral ring segment including a recirculation channel A gas turbine having at least one compressor, at least one combustion chamber, and at least one turbine, the or each compressor and/or the or each turbine having a rotor that includes rotor blades surrounded by a stationary housing, and a run-in coating being assign... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091192 | Device for surface blasting component A device for surface blasting, e.g., for ultrasonic shot blasting, components, e.g., gas turbine components, includes at least one vibrator having an oscillating surface, e.g., having at least one ultrasonic sonotrode, the or each oscillating surface of the or each ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8061965 | Ring structure of metal construction having a run-in lining A ring structure with a metal design for a moving blade of axially flowed through compressor and turbine stages, particularly in gas turbine engines is provided. The ring structure includes a circular ring-shaped outer wall, a circular ring-shaped inner wall, which ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8049495 | Probe for a magnetic remanence measurement method, and method for detecting deposits of foreign material and inclusions in hollow spaces A probe for a magnetic remanence measurement method, in particular for detecting foreign material deposits and inclusions in hollow spaces, the hollow spaces being formed in a non-ferromagnetic material and the foreign material deposits and inclusions being made of ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8036769 | Method and device for compensating for positional and shape deviations A method for compensating positional and/or shape deviations in NC-controlled cutting production machines. The method including the steps of securing a new workpiece, processing the workpiece using nominal data of the NC program, acquiring set deviation, optimizing ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034228 | Method and device for the production of components having a three-dimensionally formed surface A method and device for the production of components having a three-dimensionally formed surface by a lowering operation with an electrochemical ablation process, namely a Precise Electro Chemical Machining (PECM) process, is disclosed. The method includes the steps... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8022330 | Method and device for welding structural components A method and device are provided for welding structural parts, preferably of a gas turbine, especially of an aircraft engine. A structural component is laser-welded by means of at least one laser source, the one or more laser sources being operated in a pulsed mode.... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014892 | Method and device for compensating for positional and shape deviations A method for compensating for at least one of positional deviations and shape deviations in NC-controlled cutting production machines where the method includes the steps of securing a new workpiece, processing the workpiece using the nominal data of the NC program, ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012271 | Material for components of a gas turbine The presently described technology relates to a material for components of a gas turbine, in particular for components of a gas turbine aircraft engine, having a matrix of an iron-based alloy material, wherein the matrix of the iron-based alloy material being harden... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002162 | Friction-welding device A friction-welding device for the integral joining of components, having an oscillator, which generates a periodic movement of a component and a welding surface provided thereon relative to another, static component and a welding surface provided thereon, with direc... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7985051 | Gas turbine vane A gas turbine vane, especially a vane pertaining to an aircraft engine, comprising a blade and a vane footing. The blade is defined by a flow inlet edge or a front edge, a flow outlet edge or a rear edge, and a blade surface extending between the front edge and the ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984547 | Method for manufacturing and/or repairing components for gas turbines A method is for manufacturing and/or repairing components, e.g., blades and blade segments, for gas turbines, e.g., for aircraft engines, by laser-powder build-up welding. Laser-powder build-up welding is performed using at least one substructure, the material build... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7973421 | Jet engine comprising an integrated electric motor/generator unit A jet engine, in particular for an aircraft, having a high-pressure compressor that is situated inside a compressor housing, the high-pressure compressor having blade elements that, through their rotational motion, compress air flowing into the high-pressure compres... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967183 | Repair soldering method for repairing a component which comprises a base material with an oriented microstructure The invention relates to a method for repairing components comprising a base material with an oriented microstructure, wherein the repair point comprises a correspondingly oriented microstructure as the surrounding base material. According to the inventive method, s... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966885 | Sonotrode especially for accelerating shot for ultrasonic shot peening A sonotrode for accelerating shot for ultrasonic shot peening, includes at least one vibration exciter and a cover element that has an output side of the sonotrode, wherein the cover element is to be operated by means of the vibration exciter with a forced vibration... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964086 | Electrode and method for electrochemically machining a workpiece An electrode and method for the electrochemical machining of a workpiece is disclosed. The electrode is designed as a cathodically polarized tool electrode. It has a geometry that corresponds to the geometry to be removed from the workpiece, at least in a machining ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7955712 | Semifinished product made of a composite material and method for producing a semifinished product from a composite material A semifinished product of composite material consists of a metallic matrix material and high tensile strength fibers embedded in the matrix material, whereby the metallic matrix material is formed of titanium or a titanium based alloy. Ceramic particles are encased ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950147 | Method for producing gas turbine components A method for producing gas turbine components, in particular blades, blade sections or rotors with integral blades for a jet engine is provided. The method comprises at least the following steps: preparation of at least one metallic powder and at least one expanding... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950121 | Method for rounding the edges of parts A method for rounding edges of parts, in particular of turbo engines, is disclosed. An edge to the surfaces is rounded, the edge being created by at least two adjacent surfaces of the part. A blasting jet consisting mostly of abrasive particles is directed at its ce... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942638 | Turbomachine blade with a blade tip armor cladding A blade of a turbomachine such as a gas turbine includes a blade vane with a blade tip and a blade base. A blade tip armor cladding is applied on the blade tip. A coating covers at least the armor cladding and includes at least one multilayer coating system, and pre... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7927709 | Wear-resistant coating and a component having a wear-resistant coating A wear-resistant coating, in particular an erosion-resistant coating for a component that is exposed to fluidic loads, is disclosed. The wear-resistant coating has one or more multilayer systems applied repeatedly to the surface to be coated, where each of the appli... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7912619 | Engine regulation system and method for qualifying the components of the engine regulation system An engine control system is provided having a control unit and a monitoring module. The monitoring module, together with the control unit, forms one structural unit and is designed as a detachable module having an independent electromagnetic shielding. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909334 | Sealing arrangement and method for the production thereof A sealing arrangement for a non-hermetic seal between a stator and a rotor includes a brush gasket having a plurality of bristles wound around a core element and affixed to the core element with a clamping element. The brush gasket is disposed at least partially in ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7900351 | Method for the production of gas turbine rotors having integrated blading A method is provided for the production of gas turbine rotors with integrated blading. In a first step, rotating blades are produced. Subsequently, at least one of the produced rotating blade blanks is connected to the rotor bearing, then the or each of the rotating... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7890277 | Method for determination of strain distribution in components A method for determination of strain distribution in components, in particular in gas turbine components, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes: a) vibrational excitation of the component and measured recording of a vibrational amplitude distribution o... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887748 | Solder material for soldering components The invention relates to a method for repairing components that consist of superalloys, in particular for repairing components that consist of a superalloy with an aligned microstructure in such a way that the repaired site likewise has an aligned microstructure. Th... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7877162 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a surface on a gas turbine blade A process and apparatus for the manufacture of adapted, fluidic surfaces on a gas turbine blade is disclosed. In an embodiment, the process includes: (a) generating a nominal milling program for the manufacture of fluidic surfaces in the region of one flow inlet edg... | 01/25/2011 |
