Dynamically tuned turbine blade growth pocket
US8167572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49336
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine blade growth pocket provides a feature to measure blade growth due to engine operation while maintaining dynamic characteristics of the turbine blade within acceptable limits by providing a variable radius fillet between the pocket and a side rail of the pocket.
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