IP Library Granted Patent US 10,913,113
Granted Patent B2
US 10,913,113 · App. 15/575,153 · Granted Feb 9, 2021

Method for producing a rotor of a flow engine

Inventor: Ralf Thon (Velten, DE)
Assignee: MAN Energy Solutions SE
B22F3/1055B22F3/24C22C1/0458F01D5/02F01D5/06F04D29/023F04D29/284B22F2998/10F05D2230/10F05D2230/11F05D2230/13F05D2230/18F05D2230/22F05D2230/31F05D2230/42F05D2240/20Y02P10/25
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Patent No.
US 10,913,113
App. No.
15/575,153
Granted
Feb 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing a rotor of a flow engine, namely an integrally bladed rotor with an integral outer shroud, comprising at least the following steps: a rotor blank comprising the integral rotor blades and the integral outer shroud is first produced by means of a generative production method; the rotor blank is then subjected to a separating surface treatment at flow-guiding sections and is subjected, separately therefrom, to a machining surface treatment at non-flow-guiding sections.

Claims (26)

1. A method for producing a rotor of a turbo machine, the rotor comprising an integrally bladed rotor with integral outer shroud, comprising the following steps:

producing, by a generative production method, a rotor blank comprising the integral moving blades and the integral outer shroud; and

subjecting the rotor blank, on flow-conducting sections, to an abrasive cutting surface treatment and, separately, on non-flow-conducting sections, to a chip-machining surface treatment.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor blank comprising the integral moving blades and the integral outer shroud is produced by selective laser melting.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein a metal powder is used as a metal powder for the selective laser melting, the metal powder having the following composition, in percent by weight:

5.50-6.75 Al,

3.50-4.50 V,

≤0.30 Fe,

≤0.08 C,

≤0.05 N,

≤0.20 O,

≤0.015 H, and

Ti in the remainder.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor blank is subjected to a flow grinding on flow-conducting sections.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor blank is subjected to a turning on non-flow-conducting sections.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the rotor blank is subjected to a flow grinding on flow-conducting sections.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the flow grinding is performed prior to the turning.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor blank is subjected to a heat treatment prior to the abrasive cutting surface treatment and prior to the chip-machining surface treatment.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor blank is subjected to a hot-isostatic pressing prior to the abrasive cutting surface treatment and prior to the chip-machining surface treatment.

10. A method for producing a rotor of a turbo machine, the rotor comprising an integrally bladed rotor with integral outer shroud, comprising:

producing, by a generative production method, a rotor blank comprising the integral moving blades and the integral outer shroud; and

subjecting the rotor blank, on flow-conducting sections, to an abrasive cutting surface treatment and, separately, on non-flow-conducting sections, to a chip-machining surface treatment, and

wherein at least one of:

the rotor blank is subjected to a flow grinding on flow-conducting sections,

the rotor blank is subjected to a turning on non-flow-conducting sections, and

the rotor blank is subjected to a hot-isostatic pressing prior to the abrasive cutting surface treatment and prior to the chip-machining surface treatment.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2025
From: MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SE
To: EVERLLENCE SE
Reel/Frame 072914/0273 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 14, 2018
From: MAN DIESEL & TURBO SE
To: MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SE
Reel/Frame 046818/0806 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: THON, RALF
To: MAN DIESEL & TURBO SE
Reel/Frame 044538/0585 →