Gas turbine airfoil clocking
US5486091A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01D9/041
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The first stage of vanes (16) and second stage of vanes (24) each contain the same number of vanes. The second stage vanes are located such that the wake flow (38) from the first stage vanes falls on or near the leading edge, after passing through the stage of rotating blades.
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