IP Library Granted Patent US 9,777,744
Granted Patent B2
US 9,777,744 · App. 14/845,358 · Granted Oct 3, 2017

Airfoil shape for a compressor

Inventors: Paul Griffin Deivernois (Greer, SC); Jeremy Peter Latimer (Greenville, SC)
Assignee: General Electric Company
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Patent No.
US 9,777,744
App. No.
14/845,358
Granted
Oct 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An article of manufacture having a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in a scalable TABLE 1, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.

Claims (20)

1. An article of manufacture having a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in scalable TABLE 1, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.

2. The article of manufacture according to claim 1 , wherein the article of manufacture comprises an airfoil.

3. The article of manufacture according to claim 1 , wherein the article of manufacture comprises a rotor blade configured for use with a compressor.

4. The article of manufacture according to claim 1 , wherein the airfoil shape lies in an envelope within +/−5% of a chord length in a direction normal to an airfoil surface location.

5. The article of manufacture according to claim 1 , wherein the number, used to convert the non-dimensional values to dimensional distances, is at least one of a fraction, a decimal fraction, an integer, and a mixed number.

6. The article of manufacture according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the article of manufacture is about 1 inch to about 20 inches.

7. An article of manufacture having a suction-side nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with suction-side Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in scalable TABLE 1, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete suction-side airfoil shape, the X, Y, and Z coordinate values being scalable as a function of the number to provide at least one of a non-scaled, scaled-up, and scaled-down airfoil profile.

8. The article of manufacture according to claim 7 , wherein the article of manufacture comprises an airfoil.

9. The article of manufacture according to claim 7 , wherein the article of manufacture comprises a rotor blade configured for use with a compressor.

10. The article of manufacture according to claim 7 , wherein the suction-side airfoil shape lies in an envelope within +/−5% of a chord length in a direction normal to a suction-side airfoil surface location.

11. The article of manufacture according to claim 7 , wherein the number, used to convert the non-dimensional values to dimensional distances, is at least one of a fraction, a decimal fraction, an integer, and a mixed number.

12. The article of manufacture according to claim 7 , wherein a height of the article of manufacture is about 1 inch to about 20 inches.

13. The article of manufacture according to claim 7 , further comprising the article of manufacture having a pressure-side nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with pressure-side Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in the scalable table, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete pressure-side airfoil shape, the X, Y, and Z values being scalable as a function of the number to provide at least one of a non-scaled, scaled-up, and scaled-down airfoil.

14. A compressor comprising a plurality of rotor blades, each of the rotor blades including an airfoil having a suction-side airfoil shape, the airfoil having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with suction-side Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in scalable TABLE 1, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete suction-side airfoil shape.

15. The compressor according to claim 14 , wherein the suction-side airfoil shape lies in an envelope within +/−5% of a chord length in a direction normal to a suction-side airfoil surface location.

16. The compressor according to claim 14 , wherein the number, used to convert the non-dimensional values to dimensional distances, is at least one of a fraction, a decimal fraction, an integer, and a mixed number.

17. The compressor according to claim 14 , wherein a height of each rotor blade is about 1 inch to about 20 inches.

18. The compressor according to claim 14 , further comprising each of the plurality of rotor blades having a pressure-side nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with pressure-side Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in the scalable table, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z by the number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete pressure-side airfoil shape.

19. The compressor according to claim 18 , wherein the pressure-side airfoil shape lies in an envelope within +/−5% of a chord length in a direction normal to a pressure-side airfoil surface location.

20. The compressor according to claim 18 , wherein the number, used to convert the non-dimensional values to dimensional distances, is at least one of a fraction, a decimal fraction, an integer, and a mixed number.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2015
From: DEIVERNOIS, PAUL GRIFFIN; LATIMER, JEREMY PETER
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Continuity (1)
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