Smart Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Inspection for Turbine Guide Vanes with Trend Line and Geometric Profile Tolerance

Turbine guide vanes are among the most critical and complex turbine parts. As an entire engine comprises a significant number of vanes, simplification measurement process translates into overall time money savings. The key to is define areas for inspection, which enables relaxation strict inspection standards in all stable manufacturing. method described herein can help engineers achieve savings cost, at same ensuring correct shape as approach used this work places great emphasis on correlations between measurements, working conditions, manufacturing abilities. Another element novelty atypical hybrid convention crossing vertical horizontal paths, assuring correlation measured sections. Although novel was measure geometry cast vane, it be easily implemented any other shape.