US4692976A
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Method of making scalable side entry turbine blade roots
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corp
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Filing: 1986-06-11
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Granted: 1987-09-15
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Expires: 2006-06-11
Abstract
Abstract A method for providing a scalable two tang side entry turbine blade root geometry which significantly reduces stress concentration due to centrifugal and bending load on the blade root by equalizing the stresses at all points of stress concentration utilizing a scalable model in which all of the dimensions can be multiplied by a constant to produce a range of different sized blade roots.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert P. Andrews
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 16:02
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/30; F01D5/3007; F05; F05D; F05D2200/00; F05D2200/10; F05D2200/13; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49316; Y10T29/49336; Y10T29/49995
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of making turbine blade roots, steeples and grooves so that stress concentrations in each blade root and steeple are equal, comprising the steps of: forming the blade roots, grooves, and steeples so that they have matching shapes; forming the blade roots and steeples to have inclined surfaces which abut, providing contact areas between the blade roots and steeples, these inclined surfaces being the only contact areas between the blade roots and steeples; providing a proportional dimensional model of a blade groove root and steeple wherein any size blade root, steeple and groove can be scaled from said dimensional model by multiplying all dimensions on said model by a constant which is equal to a distance between a central portion of the inclined surfaces projected normal to a center line of the blade root; and providing constant angle inclined contact surfaces on said model whereby any set of blade roots, grooves and steeples scaled from said model has equal stress concentration at all points of stress concentration within each blade root and steeple.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of making turbine blade roots, steeples and grooves so that stress concentrations in each blade root and steeple are equal, comprising the steps of: forming the blade roots, grooves, and steeples so that they have matching shapes; forming the blade roots and steeples to have inclined surfaces which abut, providing contact areas between the blade roots and steeples, these inclined surfaces being the only contact areas between the blade roots and steeples; providing a proportional dimensional model of a blade groove root and steeple wherein any size blade root, steeple and groove can be scaled from said dimensional model by multiplying all dimensions on said model by a constant which is equal to a distance between a central portion of the inclined surfaces projected normal to a center line of the blade root; and providing constant angle inclined contact surfaces on said model whereby any set of blade roots, grooves and steeples scaled from said model has equal stress concentration at all points of stress concentration within each blade root and steeple.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 and further comprising the step of providing blade roots and steeples having two tangs on each side and the tangs containing the inclined contact surfaces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 and further comprising the step of setting a ratio of radii of curved surfaces contiguous with the inclined surfaces generally at 2:1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 and further comprising the step of setting a distance between a center line of the steeple and a center line of an adjacent blade root at the central portion of radially inner inclined surfaces generally equal to the constant.
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