IP Library Granted Patent US 7,972,115
Granted Patent B2
US 7,972,115 · App. 11/870,614 · Granted Jul 5, 2011

Moving blade for a turbomachine

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Patent No.
US 7,972,115
App. No.
11/870,614
Granted
Jul 5, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A turbomachine moving blade without a top platform, the blade including a fastener root ( 110 ) surmounted by an airfoil ( 112 ) that presents an end face ( 114 ), a pressure-side face ( 116 ), and a suction-side face, said fastener root and said end face being situated respectively at bottom and top ends of the blade that are spaced apart along the main axis (A) of the blade. The airfoil presents a projecting edge defined between a portion ( 124 ) of its end face and a top portion ( 122 ) of its pressure-side face, these portions forming between each other a mean edge angle that is strictly less than 90°. The top portion ( 122 ) of the pressure-side face is corrugated, and in a section plane perpendicular to the main axis of the blade, it follows an outline formed by an alternating succession of concave curves ( 129 ) and convex curves ( 131 ).

Claims (9)

1. A turbomachine moving blade without a top platform, the blade comprising a fastener root surmounted by an airfoil, the airfoil presenting an end face and pressure-side and suction-side faces, the fastener root and said end face being situated respectively at bottom and top ends of the blade that are spaced apart along the main axis of the blade, the airfoil presenting a projecting edge at the top edge of its pressure side, the projecting edge being defined between a portion of its end face and a top portion of its pressure-side face, these portions forming between each other a mean edge angle that is strictly less than 90° so as to encourage the stream of fluid passing through the turbomachine to separate at said edge, wherein the top portion of the pressure-side face is corrugated and, in any section plane perpendicular to the main axis of the blade, follows an outline formed by an alternating succession of concave curves and convex curves.

2. A turbomachine blade according to claim 1 , in which said top portion of the pressure-side face projects relative to the remainder of the pressure-side face of the blade.

3. A turbomachine blade according to claim 1 , having at its top end an open cavity defined by an end wall, a pressure-side rim, and a suction-side rim, and in which said projecting edge is formed on the pressure-side rim between the end face and the corrugated pressure-side face of the pressure-side rim.

4. A turbomachine blade according to claim 3 , in which the pressure-side rim is corrugated and inclined towards the pressure side.

5. A turbomachine blade according to claim 4 , including an internal cooling passage and at least one cooling channel communicating with the internal cooling passage, said channel opening out at the base of the pressure-side rim, in register with set back zones of the corrugation of said rim.

6. A turbomachine blade according to claim 3 , in which another projecting edge is defined between the end face and the pressure-side face of the suction-side rim, these portions forming between them a mean edge angle that is strictly less than 90° so as to encourage the stream of fluid passing through the turbomachine to separate at said other edge, and in which the pressure-side face of the suction-side rim is corrugated and, in any section plane perpendicular to the main axis of the blade, follows an outline formed by an alternating succession of concave curves and convex curves.

7. A turbomachine blade according to claim 1 , including an internal cooling passage and at least one cooling channel communicating with said internal cooling passage, the channel opening out in said portion of the end face in register with bulging zones in the corrugation of the top portion of the pressure-side face.

8. A turbine including a blade according to claim 1 .

9. A turbomachine including a turbine according to claim 8 .

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE COVER SHEET TO REMOVE APPLICATION NOS. 10250419, 10786507, 10786409, 12416418, 12531115, 12996294, 12094637 12416422 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 046479 FRAME 0807. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Aug 24, 2018
From: SNECMA
To: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Reel/Frame 046939/0336 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 23, 2018
From: SNECMA
To: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Reel/Frame 046479/0807 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2007
From: POTIER, THOMAS
To: SNECMA
Reel/Frame 019948/0349 →