IP Library Granted Patent US 8,672,635
Granted Patent B2
US 8,672,635 · App. 13/171,734 · Granted Mar 18, 2014

Optimized aerodynamic profile for a turbine blade, in particular for a rotary wheel of the first stage of a turbine

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Patent No.
US 8,672,635
App. No.
13/171,734
Granted
Mar 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

When cold and in the non-coated state, the aerodynamic profile is substantially identical to a nominal profile determined by the Cartesian coordinates X,Y,Z′ given in Table 1, in which the coordinate Z′ is the quotient D/H where D is the distance of the point under consideration from a first reference plane P 0 situated at the base of the nominal profile, and H is the height of said profile measured from the first reference plane to a second reference plane P 1 . The measurements D and H are taken radially relative to the axis of the turbine, while the X coordinate is measured in the axial direction of the turbine.

Claims (10)

1. An aerodynamic profile for a turbine blade, the profile being, when cold and in a non-coated state, substantially identical to a nominal profile determined by Cartesian coordinates X,Y,Z′ given in Table 1, in which the coordinate Z′ is a quotient D/H, where D is a distance of a point under consideration from a first reference X,Y plane situated at a base of the nominal profile, and H is a height of said profile measured from said first reference plane that is an intersection of a stacking axis of a set of blades and an axisymmetric surface of a hub, out to a second reference plane that is an intersection of said stacking axis with an axisymmetric surface of a casing, the measurements D and H being taken radially relative to an axis of a turbine, and the coordinate X is measured in an axial direction of the turbine.

2. The aerodynamic profile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said profile is defined within an envelope of ±1 mm in a direction normal to the surface of the nominal profile.

3. The aerodynamic profile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the coordinates X,Y of said profile lie within a range of ±5% relative to the coordinates X,Y of the nominal profile.

4. The aerodynamic profile as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the blade is a blade of a rotary wheel forming a portion of a rotor of a turbine.

5. The aerodynamic profile as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the blade is a blade of the rotary wheel of the first stage of the turbine.

6. The aerodynamic profile as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the blade is a blade of the rotary wheel of the first stage of a turbine having four stages.

7. A turbine, including turbine blades presenting aerodynamic profiles as claimed in claim 1 .

8. A turbine as claimed in claim 7 , including a rotary wheel, having 153 to 173 blades.

9. A rotary wheel of a turbine forming a portion of a turbine rotor, wherein all the blades of this rotary wheel present an aerodynamic profile as claimed in claim 1 .

10. A rotary wheel of a turbine as claimed in claim 9 , including 153 to 173 blades.

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 27, 2011
From: BLEUZEN, JEAN; MARTET, RENAUD; ROUTIER, PASCAL; ROYAN, RENAUD
To: SNECMA
Reel/Frame 027131/0652 →