An airfoil includes an airfoil body that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge, a suction side and a pressure side, and a first end and a second end, a fitting located at one of the first end or the second end, the fitting including a body portion, a fillet portion, and a neck portion joining the body portion and the neck portion, the neck portion including a shelf, a fastener through the airfoil body, and a shroud having a complementary shape to the shelf such that the shroud nests in the shelf.

A turbine and a turbine-generator device for use in electricity generation. The turbine has a universal design and so may be relatively easily modified for use in connection with generators having a rated power output in the range of 50 KW to 5 MW. Such modifications are achieved, in part, through use of a modular turbine cartridge built up of discrete rotor and stator plates sized for the desired application with turbine brush seals chosen to accommodate radial rotor movements from the supported generator. The cartridge may be installed and removed from the turbine relatively easily for maintenance or rebuilding. The rotor housing is designed to be relatively easily machined to dimensions that meet desired operating parameters.

An adjustment ring (50) is configured to facilitate vane (30) position adjustment in a variable turbine geometry turbocharger (1), and is formed of an assembly of one or more first ring portions (60) that are formed of a first material, and one or more second ring portions (61) that are formed of a second material. The first material has different material properties than the second material. In some embodiments, high-wear portions of the adjustment ring (50) can selectively and cost-effectively be formed of wear-resistant material while remaining portions are formed of a conventional material. A cost-effective method of manufacturing multi-piece adjustment rings (50) is described.

A method of assembling a rotor stack comprising a plurality of component parts, the method comprising: determining swash measurements for interfacing surfaces of the plurality of parts; calculating a runout estimate for a plurality of relative orientations of the parts; applying an optimization algorithm to identify an optimal orientation from the plurality of relative orientations based on the runout estimates; and assembling the parts in the optimal orientation.

A method is provided that includes providing a first turbine engine and providing a second turbine engine. The first turbine engine is configured with a first thrust rating. The first turbine engine includes a first engine rotating assembly and a first engine case structure housing at least the first engine rotating assembly. The second turbine engine is configured with a second thrust rating that is different than the first thrust rating. The second turbine engine includes a second engine rotating assembly and a second engine case structure housing at least the second engine rotating assembly. The first engine case structure and the second engine case structure have at least substantially common configurations. The first turbine engine and the second turbine engine are provided by a common entity.

A method of repairing a casing for a gas turbine engine, wherein the casing has a wall extending generally axially, and between at least one radially extending flange, the radially extending flange being formed with a plurality of bolt holes, includes the steps of removing a portion of the flange including at least one bolt hole. The removed portion is associated with a defect and a remaining portion of the flange includes at least one non-removed bolt hole. A replacement portion is obtained to replace the removed portion. The replacement portion is secured in an opening left in the flange by the removed portion. A repaired gas turbine engine casing is also disclosed.

A turbine and a turbine-generator device for use in electricity generation. The turbine has a universal design and so may be relatively easily modified for use in connection with generators having a rated power output in the range of 50 KW to 5 MW. Such modifications are achieved, in part, through use of a modular turbine cartridge built up of discrete rotor and stator plates sized for the desired application with turbine brush seals chosen to accommodate radial rotor movements from the supported generator. The cartridge may be installed and removed from the turbine relatively easily for maintenance or rebuilding. The rotor housing is designed to be relatively easily machined to dimensions that meet desired operating parameters.

An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine housing (2) which has a turbine spiral (16); and a compressor housing (3) which has a compressor spiral (17). An internal flow-guiding spiral surface (18 or 19 respectively) of the turbine spiral (16) and/or of the compressor spiral (17) is machined in a material-removing process.

A turbine-generator device for use in electricity generation using heat from industrial processes, renewable energy sources and other sources. The generator may be cooled by introducing into the gap between the rotor and stator liquid that is vaporized or atomized prior to introduction, which liquid is condensed from gases exhausted from the turbine. The turbine has a universal design and so may be relatively easily modified for use in connection with generators having a rated power output in the range of 50 KW to 5 MW. Such modifications are achieved, in part, through use of a modular turbine cartridge built up of discrete rotor and stator plates sized for the desired application with turbine brush seals chosen to accommodate radial rotor movements from the supported generator. The cartridge may be installed and removed from the turbine relatively easily for maintenance or rebuilding. The rotor housing is designed to be relatively easily machined to dimensions that meet desired operating parameters.

A turbocharger assembly can include a shaft having a rotational axis where the shaft includes a turbine wheel that includes a hub portion; a bearing that includes an outer race, an inner race operatively coupled to the shaft, and rolling elements disposed between the inner race and the outer race where an inner radius of the outer race and an outer radius of the inner race define a radial gap; and a lubricant slinger disposed axially between the inner race and the hub portion of the turbine wheel where the lubricant slinger includes a surface that faces and slopes away from the radial gap.