US4169694A
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Ceramic rotor blade having root with double curvature
Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute
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Filing: 1977-07-20
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Granted: 1979-10-02
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Expires: 1997-07-20
Abstract
Abstract A turbine blade having a root provided with a curvature in its transverse and longitudinal cross sections. The root is receivable within the groove in the outer periphery of an attachment piece and the surface portions defining the groove have curvatures slightly greater than those of the root. A compliant pad can be inserted in the groove between each side of the root, respectively, and the corresponding surface portion of the attachment piece. Initially, the root will have a single point of contact with the adjacent surface portion or the compliant pad; but as the blade rotates, this point of contact becomes a line or surface contact to cause loads to be more uniformly distributed between the root and adjacent surface portions.
Inventors
- 👤 Santiago C. Sanday
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:50
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/30; F01D5/3092; F01D5/3007; F01D5/3084; F05; F05D; F05D2250/00; F05D2250/70; F05D2250/71; F05D2250/711
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
In a turbine: an attachment piece having an elongated groove in its outer periphery; and a pair of spaced surface portions defining at least parts of the sides of the groove, each surface portion having concave shapes in the transverse and longitudinal directions, respectively, with reference to the longitudinal axis of the groove; and a turbine blade for attachment to the attachment piece, the turbine blade having a blade section, a base coupled to the radially innermost end of the blade section, and a root coupled with the base, the root being insertable into the groove of the attachment piece, the root having a pair of side faces, each of the side faces having convex shapes in the transverse and longitudinal directions, respectively, with reference to the longitudinal axis of the groove, the curvatures of the convex shapes of the root being greater than the corresponding curvatures of the concave shapes of the adjacent surface portions of the groove, there being an initial point contact between each side face of the root and the adjacent surface portion of the groove.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
In a turbine: an attachment piece having an elongated groove in its outer periphery; and a pair of spaced surface portions defining at least parts of the sides of the groove, each surface portion having concave shapes in the transverse and longitudinal directions, respectively, with reference to the longitudinal axis of the groove; and a turbine blade for attachment to the attachment piece, the turbine blade having a blade section, a base coupled to the radially innermost end of the blade section, and a root coupled with the base, the root being insertable into the groove of the attachment piece, the root having a pair of side faces, each of the side faces having convex shapes in the transverse and longitudinal directions, respectively, with reference to the longitudinal axis of the groove, the curvatures of the convex shapes of the root being greater than the corresponding curvatures of the concave shapes of the adjacent surface portions of the groove, there being an initial point contact between each side face of the root and the adjacent surface portion of the groove.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
In a turbine as set forth in claim 1, wherein the point of contact is at a midpoint between the end faces of the root.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
198 words
In a turbine: an attachment piece having an elongated groove in its outer pheriphery; and a pair of spaced surface portions defining at least parts of the sides of the groove, each surface portion having concave shapes in the transverse and longitudinal directions, respectively, with reference to the longitudinal axis of the groove; and a turbine blade for attachment to the attachment piece, the turbine blade having a blade section, a base coupled to the radially innermost end of the blade section, and a root coupled with the base, the root being insertable into the groove of the attachment piece, the root having a pair of side faces, each of the side faces having convex shapes in the transverse and longitudinal directions, respectively, with reference to the longitudinal axis of the groove, the curvatures of the convex shapes of the root being greater than the corresponding curvatures of the concave shapes of the adjacent portions of the groove; a compliant pad in the groove between each side face, respectively, of the root and the adjacent surface portion of the groove, there being an initial point contact between each side face of the root and the adjacent compliant pad.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
198 words
In a turbine: an attachment piece having an elongated groove in its outer pheriphery; and a pair of spaced surface portions defining at least parts of the sides of the groove, each surface portion having concave shapes in the transverse and longitudinal directions, respectively, with reference to the longitudinal axis of the groove; and a turbine blade for attachment to the attachment piece, the turbine blade having a blade section, a base coupled to the radially innermost end of the blade section, and a root coupled with the base, the root being insertable into the groove of the attachment piece, the root having a pair of side faces, each of the side faces having convex shapes in the transverse and longitudinal directions, respectively, with reference to the longitudinal axis of the groove, the curvatures of the convex shapes of the root being greater than the corresponding curvatures of the concave shapes of the adjacent portions of the groove; a compliant pad in the groove between each side face, respectively, of the root and the adjacent surface portion of the groove, there being an initial point contact between each side face of the root and the adjacent compliant pad.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
In a turbine as set forth in claim 3, wherein the point of contact is at a midpoint between the end faces of the root.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
In a turbine as set forth in claim 3, wherein each compliant pad extends along at least major parts of the convex shapes of the respective side face of the root.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-10-01 | 1987-04-02 | 1987-10-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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