Connected turbine shrouding
US4710102A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01D5/225
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Turbine blades are held in long arc groups by a shroud structure, with gaps between segments of the shroud structure. These gaps are Z-shaped, the gaps tending to close due to untwisting of the blades when the blades are subjected to high centrifugal forces.
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