Blade disk arrangement for blade frequency tuning
US9410436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/961
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas turbine engine and a method of tuning a rotor in the gas turbine engine wherein the rotor includes an array of blades extending from a rotor hub each having an airfoil mounted to a blade platform. The method includes adding or removing material from bladed rotor projections to alter the mass of the rotor and change the frequency of the respective airfoil.
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