Turbine blade having improved flutter capability and increased turbine stage output

• Main Authors: HART ADAM LEE, FREDMONSKI ADAM JOHN, FIEBIGER STEPHEN WAYNE, ABDEL-WAHAB SAMER, HSIA KUO-TING, DAY W. DAVID, DIETRICH DOUGLAS JAMES, RAMIREZ RICHARD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.09.2014
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; HEATING; INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TONON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES ORJET-PROPULSION PLANTS; INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUSSUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; STEAM ENGINES; WEAPONS

A turbine blade, airfoil configuration, and rotor stage are disclosed in which through the airfoil profile disclosed in Table 1, a modification in airfoil flutter and swirl are achieved. Through the airfoil configuration, the swirl and improved platform sealing configuration, result in the turbine b...