Turbine wheel with clamped blade attachment
US10060277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine wheel for use in a gas turbine engine having a plurality of blades attached to a rotor disk. Each blade is formed from a composite comprising ceramic matrix material. The blades each include a root that fits within dovetail slots of the rotor disk and cooperates with a blade retention assembly to couple the blades to the rotor disk.
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