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  • Method of ultrasonically inspecting turbine blade attachments
    Patent number: 6082198
    Abstract: A method of simultaneously reconstructing and testing a straddle-mount turbine blade hub with the turbine blades in place. The method employs a sector scan ultrasonic phased array mounted on one face of the hub to inspect the opposite face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Paul F. Sabourin, Gregory P. Selby