Patent ID: 11939947
Assignee: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. The method according to claim 1, comprising:
providing the initial edge seal,
delimiting an application area on the rotor blade surface and the add-on part to be covered by sealant compound with a thin and smooth masking tape,
dispensing of the sealant compound on the application area, wherein the sealant compound is applied in a serpentine line overlapping a transition between the add-on and the blade surface,
distributing the sealant compound, by using a flexible toothed spatula, or smoothening the sealant compound with a, flexible, tool moved in the longitudinal direction of the blade, wherein the tool is so configured to meet the profile of the blade, removing the masking tape, and
smoothening of a sealant transition step with a flexible tool, with a Shore A hardness between 40 and 60.