IP Library Granted Patent US 8,647,066
Granted Patent B2
US 8,647,066 · App. 12/919,722 · Granted Feb 11, 2014

Blade with non-axisymmetric platform: recess and boss on the extrados

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Patent No.
US 8,647,066
App. No.
12/919,722
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blade for a turbomachine impeller including an airfoil, and at least one platform at one of the ends of the airfoil, the blade configured to be arranged with a plurality of substantially identical blades so as to form a ring around a ring axis. In the blade, a suction surface profile at the surface of the platform and along the suction surface has a first recessed part located axially in an upstream half of the airfoil and a first boss-like part located axially downstream of the first recessed part. Due to this configuration, efficiency of the blade is improved.

Claims (22)

1. A blade for a turbomachine impeller, comprising:

an airfoil including a pressure surface, a suction surface, a trailing edge, and a leading edge;

a platform extending at one of the ends of the airfoil in a direction globally perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the airfoil;

the blade being adapted to be arranged with a plurality of substantially identical blades to form a ring around a ring axis and define therealong upstream and downstream directions, with the ring having the airfoils arranged substantially radially therein;

wherein a suction surface profile at the surface of the platform and along the suction surface has a first recessed part located axially in an upstream half of the airfoil, and a first boss-like part located axially downstream of the first recessed part.

2. The blade according to claim 1 , wherein

sections of the platform surfaces of the blades assembled into a ring, respectively close to the upstream and downstream of the airfoils, with the sections being perpendicular to the ring axis, define an upstream median circle and a downstream median circle, with these two circles defining a cone coaxial with the ring axis,

the first recessed part is depressed with respect to the cone, and

the first boss-like part is protruding with respect to the cone.

3. The blade according to claim 1 , wherein a pressure surface profile at the surface of the platform along the pressure surface includes a second boss-like part, located axially mainly in the upstream half of the airfoil.

4. The blade according to claim 3 , wherein the second boss-like part is axially extending over more than three quarters of the airfoil.

5. The blade according to claim 3 , wherein the second boss-like part is located axially between 0 and 50% of the airfoil.

6. A turbomachine comprising at least one impeller comprising at least one blade according to claim 3 .

7. The blade according to claim 1 , wherein the first recessed part is located axially between 0 and 40% of the airfoil.

8. The blade according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom point of the first recessed part is located between 12% and 35% of the airfoil.

9. The blade according to claim 1 , wherein the first boss-like part is located axially between 40 and 80% of the airfoil.

10. The blade according to claim 1 , wherein a pressure surface profile of the platform surface along the pressure surface further includes a second recessed part situated axially between 60% and 100% of the airfoil.

11. The blade according to claim 1 , wherein the platform surface further comprises an area of revolution on the side of the pressure surface of the airfoil located axially at about 75% of the airfoil.

12. The blade according to claim 11 , wherein the area of revolution extends from an inter-blade edge of the platform to the pressure surface of the airfoil.

13. The blade according to claim 1 , wherein the platform surface includes an area of revolution with respect to the ring axis close to the trailing edge of the airfoil.

14. The blade according to claim 1 , wherein portions adjacent to the platform surfaces of two adjacent blades located between their respective airfoils define an inter-airfoil surface, most of the inter-airfoil surface being generated by moving a line segment based on the suction surface and pressure surface profiles.

15. A turbomachine comprising at least one impeller comprising at least one blade according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
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 →