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MAURICE E. SHANK
Pages 335-342

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... GREITZER AND LEE S LANGSTON MAURICE EDWIN SHANK, a major contributor to the development of gas turbine blade metallurgy, particularly directionally solidified and single crystal turbine blades, died February 21, 2012, at his home in York Harbor, Maine, surrounded by his wife, Virginia, and other family.
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From page 337...
... turbine blade, with columnar grains aligned along the major stress axis, was patented for Pratt & Whitney in 1966. The blade exhibits improved ductility and thermal fatigue life, and, when the material properties were measured and reliable manufacturing techniques created, DS turbine blades and vanes had their first use by P&W in 1969, in the J58, which powered the SR-71.
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From page 338...
... , acoustics, reduction of emissions, secondary flow and cooling systems, structures and dynamics, mechanical components, fuel systems, engine controls (both hydromechanical and the then new area of electronic controls) , materials, preliminary engine design, advanced engine performance analysis, and vehicle applications.
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From page 339...
... As part of his work, with emphasis on educating future leaders in China, Bud established graduate engineering scholarship programs at US universities. Invited in 1985 by the Chinese Ministry of Aviation to visit and report on aeroengine design, manufacturing, and test facilities, he toured a number of facilities not previously seen by foreigners.
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From page 340...
... Bud was an advisor to many universities, professional societies, and government boards and committees. These included MIT, where he was on the visiting committee for the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Materials Processing Center, as well as visiting committees for Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pennsylvania and advisory boards for the Society of Automotive Engineers, American Petroleum Institute, National Science Foundation, NASA, and National Research Council.
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... perseverance; one had the impression he was talking from personal experience, which lent substantial credibility to his insightful advice. Bud was survived by his wife of 63 years, Virginia (she died February 18, 2017)
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