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Turbomachine

US9453423B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

MTU Aero Engines AG · DE

Inventors

Sergio Elorza Gomez · Munich, DE
Tim Schneider · Dachau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 6, 2013
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 11, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

A turbomachine is disclosed having at least one blade row group, which is situated in a main flow path and has at least two adjacent blade rows, viewed in the main flow direction, each blade row having a plurality of blades, the rear edges of the blades of the upstream blade row and the front edges of the blades of the downstream blade row in the peripheral direction being situated at an edge distance which varies starting from a main flow path center in the direction of at least one main flow limitation, the periphery-side edge distance increasing or decreasing on both sides.

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