Design of an Integrated Process Chain for the Production of Compressor Parts

Bladed integrated disks are some of the most innovative and challenging components in modern gas turbine engines. Although, they reduce weight by 20% and improve efficiency compared with the conventional blade assembled disk, their main drawback is their high manufacturing cost. The aim of the present research is to design an integrated process chain for the production of compressor parts, in particular blisks, which will enable the reduction of costs. For this aim, the axiomatic design methodology will be applied. On the other hand, in order to retrieve, to structure and to share relevant engineering data, generated during the manufacturing process, a technology data catalogue (TDC) will be developed. While the axiomatic design methodology will provide the structure of the process chain, the TDC will provide manufacturing data needed for the design of the integrated process chain.