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Gas turbine engine blade
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1983-12-12
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Granted: 1986-04-29
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Expires: 2003-12-12
Abstract
Abstract The invention comprises a blade for a gas turbine engine including an airfoil portion having a non-linear stacking axis intersecting a reference radial axis that is effective for generating a compressive component of bending stress due to centrifugal force acting on the blade. The compressive component of bending stress is provided in a life-limiting section of the blade, which, for example, includes trailing and leading edges of the blade. Inasmuch as the stacking axis, which represents the locus of centers of gravity of transverse sections of an airfoil portion of the blade, is non-linear, an increased amount of a compressive, component of bending stress can be generated at a life-limiting section between a root and tip of the blade without substantially increasing bending stress at the root of the blade due to the non-linear stacking.
Inventors
- 👤 John G. Nourse
- 👤 John J. Bourneuf
- 👤 David R. Abbott
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 05:02
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/12; F01D5/14; F01D5/141; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S416/00; Y10S416/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A blade for a gas turbine engine comprising an airfoil portion including a pressure side and a suction side joined at an edge, an intermediate section having an I min axis, and a non-linear stacking axis having a first portion having a first slope and a second portion having a second slope, said second slope having a negative sense with respect to said first slope, and said stacking axis being positioned in said blade to obtain bending about said I min axis for generating a compressive component of bending stress in said edge at said intermediate section due to centrifugal force acting on said blade.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A blade for a gas turbine engine comprising an airfoil portion including a pressure side and a suction side joined at an edge, an intermediate section having an I min axis, and a non-linear stacking axis having a first portion having a first slope and a second portion having a second slope, said second slope having a negative sense with respect to said first slope, and said stacking axis being positioned in said blade to obtain bending about said I min axis for generating a compressive component of bending stress in said edge at said intermediate section due to centrifugal force acting on said blade.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
A blade according to claim 1 wherein said pressure side and said suction side are joined at both a leading edge and a trailing edge and said stacking axis is positioned in said blade to obtain bending about said I min axis for generating a compressive component of bending stress in both said trailing edge and said leading edge at said intermediate section due to centrifugal force acting on said blade.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
A blade according to claim 2 wherein said airfoil portion further comprises: a plurality of transverse sections including a root section, said intermediate section, and a tip section, each having a center of gravity; reference axial, radial and tangential axes extending outwardly from said center of gravity of said root section; and wherein said stacking axis extends from said center of gravity of said root section and is spaced from said reference radial axis at said tip section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A blade according to claim 3 wherein said first portion of said stacking axis extends from said root section to said intermediate section, said second portion of said stacking axis extends from said intermediate section to said tip section and said second portion of said stacking axis intersects said reference radial axis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
77 words
A blade according to claim 3 wherein said pressure side faces generally in a negative direction with respect to said reference tangential axis; said suction side faces generally in a positive direction with respect to said reference tangential axis; and wherein said first portion of said stacking axis extends away from said reference radial axis in a negative direction with respect to said reference tangential axis and said second portion thereof extends in a positive direction thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A blade according to claim 5 wherein said airfoil portion further comprises a substantially flat trailing edge portion defining a trailing edge plane aligned generally in a radial direction and said stacking axis lies substantially in a plane aligned substantially parallel to said trailing edge plane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A blade according to claim 6 wherein said trailing edge portion is aligned substantially in a radial direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
184 words
A blade for a gas turbine engine comprising an airfoil portion including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, a suction side, and a plurality of transverse sections including a root section, an intermediate section, and a tip section, each of said plurality of sections having a center of gravity, the locus of which define a stacking axis, said blade further including reference radial and tangential axes extending in a positive direction outwardly from said center of gravity of said root section toward said tip section and said suction side, respectively, said stacking axis being non-linear and having portions which extend away from and are spaced from said reference radial axis in a positive direction with respect to said reference tangential axis for introducing a compressive component of bending stress in said trailing edge and said leading edge at said intermediate section due to centrifugal force acting on said blade, said stacking axis including a first portion having a first slope and a second portion having a second slope, said second slope having a negative sense with respect to said first slope.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
184 words
A blade for a gas turbine engine comprising an airfoil portion including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, a suction side, and a plurality of transverse sections including a root section, an intermediate section, and a tip section, each of said plurality of sections having a center of gravity, the locus of which define a stacking axis, said blade further including reference radial and tangential axes extending in a positive direction outwardly from said center of gravity of said root section toward said tip section and said suction side, respectively, said stacking axis being non-linear and having portions which extend away from and are spaced from said reference radial axis in a positive direction with respect to said reference tangential axis for introducing a compressive component of bending stress in said trailing edge and said leading edge at said intermediate section due to centrifugal force acting on said blade, said stacking axis including a first portion having a first slope and a second portion having a second slope, said second slope having a negative sense with respect to said first slope.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A blade according to claim 8 wherein said airfoil portion further comprises a substantially flat trailing edge portion defining a trailing edge plane aligned substantially parallel in a radial direction and said stacking axis lies substantially in a plane aligned substantially parallel to said trailing edge plane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
73 words
A blade according to claim 1 wherein direction of gas flow is defined as having a positive sense in a direction from said leading edge toward said trailing edge and said stacking axis progressively shifts in the same general direction of said gas flow direction from said root to said intermediate section, and progressively shifts in a direction generally opposite to said gas flow direction from said intermediate section to said tip section.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
A blade according to claim 3 wherein said leading edge is disposed at positive values of said reference axial axis, and said stacking axis first portion is disposed at negative values thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A blade according to claim 11 wherein said stacking axis second portion extends from negative to positive values of said reference axial axis.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
A blade according to claim 3 wherein said stacking axis first portion is tilted away from said reference radial axis in a generally negative tangential axis direction and said first slope is negative.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A blade according to claim 13 wherein said stacking axis second portion extends from negative to positive values of said tangential axis and said second slope is positive.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
47 words
A blade according to claim 3 wherein said suction side faces generally in a positive direction with respect to said reference tangential axis, and wherein said stacking axis second portion has portions which are spaced and extend away from said reference radial axis in said positive direction.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
72 words
A blade according to claim 3 wherein each of said transverse sections has an I max axis and an I min axis, said suction side facing generally in a positive direction with respect to said I max axis, and said stacking axis is spaced at positive values with respect to said I max axis so that compressive components of bending stress are induced at both said leading edge and said trailing edge.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
45 words
A blade according to claim 3 wherein said stacking axis is tilted with respect to said reference radial axis at transverse sections radially outwardly from said intermediate section to induce said compressive component of bending stress at trailing and leading edges of said intermediate section.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
A blade according to claim 3 wherein said leading edge is smoothly curved in a forward direction from said root section to said tip section.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
49 words
A blade according to claim 6 wherein said stacking axis is tilted with respect to said reference radial axis so that said leading edge is tilted away therefrom and said trailing edge is tilted toward said reference radial axis for reducing centrifugal loading of a trailing edge intermediate region.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
71 words
A blade for a gas turbine engine comprising an airfoil portion including a pressure side and a suction side joined at an edge, an intermediate section having an I min axis, and a non-linear stacking axis positioned in said blade to obtain bending about said I min axis for introducing a compressive component of bending stress in said edge at said intermediate section due to centrifugal force acting on said blade.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
71 words
A blade for a gas turbine engine comprising an airfoil portion including a pressure side and a suction side joined at an edge, an intermediate section having an I min axis, and a non-linear stacking axis positioned in said blade to obtain bending about said I min axis for introducing a compressive component of bending stress in said edge at said intermediate section due to centrifugal force acting on said blade.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
63 words
A blade according to claim 20 wherein said pressure side and said suction side are joined at both a leading edge and a trailing edge and said stacking axis is positioned in said blade to obtain bending about said I min axis for introducing a compressive component of bending stress in both said trailing edge and said leading edge of said intermediate section.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
77 words
A blade according to claim 21 wherein said airfoil portion further comprises: a plurality of transverse sections including a root section, said intermediate section, and a tip section, each having a center of gravity; reference radial and tangential axes extending outwardly from said center of gravity of said root section; and wherein said stacking axis extends from said center of gravity of said root section and is spaced from said reference radial axis at said tip section.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
A blade according to claim 22 wherein said stacking axis is spaced from said reference radial axis from said intermediate section to said tip section.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
64 words
A blade according to claim 22 wherein said pressure side faces generally in a negative direction with respect to said reference tangential axis; said suction side faces generally in a positive direction with respect to said reference tangential axis; and wherein said stacking axis has portions extending away from said reference radial axis in a positive direction with respect to said reference tangential axis.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
65 words
A blade according to claim 22 wherein said airfoil portion further includes a predetermined life-limiting section having an I min axis and an I max axis, said suction side facing generally in a positive direction with respect to said I max axis, and wherein said stacking axis is spaced from said reference radial axis in a positive direction with respect to said I max axis.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
153 words
A blade for a gas turbine engine comprising an airfoil portion including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, and a suction side, and a plurality of transverse sections including a root section, an intermediate section, and a tip section, each of said plurality of sections having a center of gravity, the locus of which define a stacking axis, said blade further including reference radial and tangential axes extending in a positive direction outwardly from said center of gravity of said root section toward said tip section and said suction side, respectively, said stacking axis being non-linear and spaced from said reference radial axis in a positive direction with respect to said reference tangential axis from said intermediate section to said tip section for introducing a compressive component of bending stress in said trailing edge and said leading edge of said intermediate section due to centrifugal force acting on said blade.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
153 words
A blade for a gas turbine engine comprising an airfoil portion including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, and a suction side, and a plurality of transverse sections including a root section, an intermediate section, and a tip section, each of said plurality of sections having a center of gravity, the locus of which define a stacking axis, said blade further including reference radial and tangential axes extending in a positive direction outwardly from said center of gravity of said root section toward said tip section and said suction side, respectively, said stacking axis being non-linear and spaced from said reference radial axis in a positive direction with respect to said reference tangential axis from said intermediate section to said tip section for introducing a compressive component of bending stress in said trailing edge and said leading edge of said intermediate section due to centrifugal force acting on said blade.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
30 words
A blade according to claim 5 wherein said blade is a turbine blade and said reference tangential axis has a positive sense in the direction of rotation of said blade.
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