Temperature activated expanding mineral shim
CA 2034664 A1 · Owner: Clark, William Guy, Jr. · Inventors: Shannon, Robert Edward; Clark, William Guy, Jr.
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PATENT, 55,486, PD-9973, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A method and apparatus for securing or attaching a rotor blade with a turbine rotor cavity by disposing an expanding material between the blade root and the cavity walls. The expanding material comprises a naturally occurring mineral which expands to a great degree when exposed to elevated temperatures. The expanding material may be provided in the form of shims made directly from the expanding material or made from a composition of the expanding material and a binder such as a polymer or elastomer. Alternatively, the expanding material may be provided in the form of a liquid vehicle applied to surfaces of the cavity walls. The expanding …
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- Filed January 21, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 21, 2011.
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