Turbine blade dimple
US6976826B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S416/50
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A blade for mounting in an annular array about a rotary hub, the blade having: a blade root; an airfoil profile with a concave pressure side surface; a chord line extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge; and a blade tip, where the blade has a recess in the pressure side surface with an outer periphery disposed radially inwardly from the blade tip, and inwardly along the chord line from the leading edge and from the trailing edge.
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