Selectively thinned turbine blade

A turbine blade (16) includes an airfoil (18), platform (20), shank (22), and dovetail (24). The platform (20) includes a first side (46) disposed along the pressure side (32) of the airfoil (18), and an opposite second side (48) disposed along the airfoil suction side (34). The platform second side...

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Main Authors ATHANS, ROBERT EDWARD, NORTON, BRIAN ALAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 13.10.2010
Subjects
BLASTING
ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES
STEAM ENGINES
WEAPONS
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Summary:A turbine blade (16) includes an airfoil (18), platform (20), shank (22), and dovetail (24). The platform (20) includes a first side (46) disposed along the pressure side (32) of the airfoil (18), and an opposite second side (48) disposed along the airfoil suction side (34). The platform second side (48) includes an integral damper keeper (50) disposed below the midchord of the airfoil (18), and is locally thinner at the forward and aft ends of the platform second side (48) for reducing blade weight.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20050254261