Turbomachine and turbine blade therefor
US10544681B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2250/74
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A blade has an airfoil, and the blade is configured for use with a turbomachine. The airfoil has a throat distribution measured at a narrowest region in a pathway between adjacent blades, at which adjacent blades extend across the pathway between opposing walls to aerodynamically interact with a fluid flow. The airfoil defines the throat distribution, and the throat distribution reduces aerodynamic loss and improves aerodynamic loading on the airfoil. A trailing edge of the airfoil deviates from an axial plane and a circumferential plane. A corresponding turbomachine comprising a plurality of such blades is also provided.
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