Patent ID: 9669495
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B21D,B23P,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus for refurbishing a gas turbine nozzle, comprising: a first mounting fixture affixed to a work surface and configured to hold an outer shroud of the gas turbine nozzle; a second mounting fixture affixed to the work surface; a first hydraulic jack positioned below an inner shroud of the gas turbine nozzle and adapted to exert a first force in a first linear direction on the inner shroud; a second hydraulic jack adapted to move through the second mounting fixture and contact the inner shroud to exert a second force in a second linear direction on the inner shroud; a heat source disposed with the gas turbine nozzle; and a plurality of thermocouples positioned with the gas turbine nozzle and adapted for monitoring the temperature of the gas turbine nozzle.