Fluted tip turbine blade
US7118342B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine blade includes an airfoil having pressure and suction sidewalls extending between leading and trailing edges and root and tip. The tip includes squealer ribs extending from a tip floor forming an open tip cavity. The rib along the pressure sidewall has a squared external corner, and a flute extends along the base of the rib at the tip floor.
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