Drag finishing system, method and fixture for gas turbine engine airfoils

摘要

A system, fixture and method for media finishing a cluster of airfoils are provided. The fixture may include a base having a first end and a second end, a receptacle disposed on the base and configured to receive the stator cluster, and at least one mock airfoil disposed at each of the first and second ends of the base in alignment with the airfoils of the cluster.

主权项

1. A fixture for coupling a cluster of airfoils to a media finishing mechanism, the fixture comprising:
a base having a first end and a second end; a receptacle disposed on the base and configured to receive the cluster; and at least one mock airfoil disposed at each of the first and second ends of the base laterally outboard of the receptacle in alignment with the airfoils of the cluster, the at least one mock airfoil having an axial curvature parallel to that of the airfoils of the cluster of airfoils.