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Turbomachine blade tip shroud

US9109455B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

16Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Rohit Chouhan · Savanuru, IN
Sumeet Soni · Bengaluru, IN
Paul Kendall Smith · Simpsonville, US
Srinivasa Govardhan Jayana · Savanuru, IN
Sylvain Pierre · Greer, US
Harish Bommanakatte · Savanuru, IN
Santhosh Kumar Vijayan · Bengaluru, IN
Spencer Aaron Kareff · Simpsonville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 20, 2012
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 20, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/60
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward systems including a turbomachine blade tip shroud having a pressure side portion and a suction side portion. The pressure side portion and the suction side portion are divided by a mean camber line of a turbomachine blade, and the pressure side portion has a greater surface area than the suction side portion.

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