Methods and apparatus for assembling rotatable machines
US8180596B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49316
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A processor-implemented method of assembling a rotatable machine is provided. The machine includes a plurality of blades that extend radially outwardly from a rotor. The method includes determining a geometric parameter for each blade in a row of blades that is relative to a ratio, R of an inlet area and an outlet area of a predetermined volume defined between each pair of blades, determining an initial sequence map for the row of blades that facilitates minimizing a difference of R between circumferentially adjacent pairs of blades, and iteratively remapping the sequence of the blades to facilitate reducing a moment weight vector sum of the rotor to a value that is less than a predetermined value.
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