IP Library Granted Patent US 9,581,027
Granted Patent B2
US 9,581,027 · App. 14/280,927 · Granted Feb 28, 2017

Airfoil for gas turbine, blade and vane

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Patent No.
US 9,581,027
App. No.
14/280,927
Granted
Feb 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an airfoil for a gas turbine, which comprises a compound fillet disposed between the airfoil and a platform. The compound fillet consists of a first arc and a second arc. A first end of the first arc tangentially adjoins an outer surface of the airfoil. A second end of the first arc tangentially adjoins a first end of the second arc. A second end of the second arc tangentially adjoins a surface of the platform, wherein the following equation is satisfied: 0.15≦R1/s≦0.45, and 0.09≦a/s≦0.27.

Claims (9)

1. An airfoil for a gas turbine comprising a compound fillet disposed between the airfoil and a platform, wherein the compound fillet consists of a first arc and a second arc, a first end of the first arc tangentially adjoining an outer surface of the airfoil, a second end of the first arc tangentially adjoining a first end of the second arc, and a second end of the second arc tangentially adjoining a top surface of the platform, wherein the following equation is satisfied:

0.15≦ R 1 /s≦ 0.45, and

0.09≦ a/s≦ 0.27,

where R 1 represents the radius of the first arc, s represent the chord length of the airfoil, and a represents the distance between the point where the first end of the first arc adjoins the outer surface of the airfoil and the top surface of the platform in the direction along the extension of the outer surface of the airfoil.

2. The airfoil according to claim 1 , wherein the following equation is further satisfied:

0.024≦ R 2 /s ≦0.072,

where R 2 represents the radius of the second arc.

3. A blade for a gas turbine, comprising an airfoil according to claim 1 .

4. A vane for a gas turbine, comprising an airfoil according to claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2017
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
To: ANSALDO ENERGIA IP UK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 041731/0626 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2016
From: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Reel/Frame 038216/0193 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2014
From: ROMANOWSKI, MARCIN; KOENIG, MARCEL; BOGDANIC, LAURA
To: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
Reel/Frame 033348/0801 →