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Rotor for turbomachines with shrouded blades

US9004870B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 9, 2009
Grant dateApr 14, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05D2260/96
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotor for turbomachines with shrouded blades comprising a row of a plurality of blades covered by an external ring, coaxial to said row of blades; the external ring being composed of a plurality of sectors, commonly referred to as shrouds, which are adjacent to one another and transversely and circumferentially attached to the end of respective blades; a damping member being arranged so as to straddle a respective pair of adjacent sectors and being pushed, in use, against radially internal surfaces of the sectors of the pair of adjacent sectors.

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