IP Library Granted Patent US 11,187,090
Granted Patent B2
US 11,187,090 · App. 16/761,306 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

Moving blade of a turbo machine and method for producing the same

Inventors: Thomas Mokulys (Xanten, DE); Viktor Salit (Dinslaken, DE)
Assignee: MAN Energy Solutions SE
F01D5/28F01D5/14F05D2220/30F05D2230/10F05D2230/25F05D2230/30
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Patent No.
US 11,187,090
App. No.
16/761,306
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotor blade of a turbomachine, having a blade root, a blade airfoil which has a flow leading edge, a flow trailing edge, and flow-guiding surfaces extending between the flow leading edge and the flow trailing edge. The blade root and a radially inner section of the blade airfoil are made of a steel material, and a radially outer section of the blade airfoil is made of a more lightweight material.

Claims (27)

1. A moving blade of a turbo machine, comprising:

a blade root; and

a blade leaf comprising a flow leading edge, a flow trailing edge, and flow-guiding surfaces extending between the flow leading edge and the flow trailing edge;

wherein:

the blade root and a radially inner section of the blade leaf are produced from a steel material;

a radially outer section of the blade leaf is produced from a light metal alloy material that is a lighter material as compared to the steel material;

a transition region between the radially inner section of the blade leaf and the radially outer section of the blade leaf; and

a material recess formed in the transition region,

wherein the radially outer section of the blade leaf, which is produced at least in part from a light metal alloy material, is deposited on the radially inner section of the blade leaf by a generative manufacturing method.

2. The moving blade according to claim 1 , wherein the lighter material is a light metal alloy material or a ceramic material or a combination thereof.

3. The moving blade according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a transition region is formed between the radially inner section of the blade leaf and the radially outer section of the blade leaf, which is produced from a mixture of the steel material and at least the light metal alloy material.

4. The moving blade according to claim 1 , wherein in a region of the flow leading edge, the radially inner section emanating from the blade root extends up to a minimum of 10% to a maximum of at least one of 98%, 60%, and 50% of a radial height of the blade leaf.

5. The moving blade according to claim 1 , wherein in a region of the flow trailing edge, the radially inner section, emanating from the blade root, extends up to a minimum of 10% and maximum of at least one of 98%, 60%, and 50% of a radial height of the blade leaf.

6. The moving blade according to claim 1 , wherein the radially inner section of the blade leaf and the radially outer section of the blade leaf have a same size radial extensions in a region of the flow leading edge and the flow trailing edge.

7. The moving blade according to claim 1 , wherein the radially inner section of the blade leaf in a region of the flow leading edge has a smaller and thus the radially outer section of the blade leaf in the region of the flow leading edge a greater radial extension than in a region of the flow trailing edge.

8. The moving blade according to claim 1 , wherein the radially inner section of the blade leaf in the region of the flow leading edge has a greater and thus the radially outer section of the blade leaf in the region of the flow leading edge a smaller radial extension than in the region of the flow trailing edge.

9. The moving blade according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a material thickening formed in the transition region.

10. The moving blade according to claim 9 , wherein the material recess and/or the material thickening is formed at least in the region of the flow leading edge.

11. A method for producing a moving blade comprising:

producing from a steel material by at least one of milling or forging a blade root and a radially inner section of a blade leaf; and

depositing on the radially inner section of the blade leaf through a generative manufacturing method a radially outer section of the blade leaf, which is produced from a light metal alloy material,

wherein a transition region is formed between the radially inner section of the blade leaf and the radially outer section of the blade leaf; and

forming a material recess in the transition region.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the generative manufacturing method is at least one of laser sintering and laser deposition welding.

13. The moving blade according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the material recess and the material thickening extends into a region of a suction side and/or a pressure side and/or a flow trailing edge of the blade leaf.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2025
From: MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SE
To: EVERLLENCE SE
Reel/Frame 072914/0273 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2020
From: MOKULYS, THOMAS; SALIT, VIKTOR
To: MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SE
Reel/Frame 052560/0225 →