IP Library Granted Patent US 10,352,331
Granted Patent B2
US 10,352,331 · App. 15/115,779 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Gas turbine engine airfoil

Inventors: Edward J. Gallagher (West Hartford, CT); Lisa I. Brilliant (Middletown, CT); Joseph C. Straccia (Middletown, CT); Stanley J. Balamucki (The Villages, FL); Mark A. Stephens (Wethersfield, CT); Kate Hudon (Superior, CO)
Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,352,331
App. No.
15/115,779
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An airfoil of a turbine engine includes pressure and suction sides and extends in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position. The airfoil has a relationship between a camber angle and span position that defines a curve with the camber angle having a positive slope from 0% span to 100% span.

Claims (19)

1. An airfoil of a turbine engine comprising:

pressure and suction sides and extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position, wherein the airfoil has a relationship between a camber angle and span position that defines a curve with the camber angle of greater than 50° in a range of 40% span to 60% span, wherein the camber angle is greater than 50° in an entire range of 0% span to 100% span.

2. The airfoil according to claim 1 , wherein the camber angle is greater than 60° at 0% span.

3. An airfoil of a turbine engine comprising:

pressure and suction sides and extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position, wherein the airfoil has a relationship between a camber angle and span position that defines a curve with the camber angle of greater than 50° in a range of 40% span to 60% span, wherein the camber angle is greater than 60° at 100% span.

4. A gas turbine engine comprising:

a combustor section arranged between a compressor section and a turbine section;

a fan section having an array of twenty-six or fewer fan blades, wherein the fan section has a low fan pressure ratio of less than 1.55;

a geared architecture coupling the fan section to the turbine section or the compressor section; and

an airfoil including pressure and suction sides and extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position, wherein the airfoil has a relationship between a camber angle and span position that defines a curve with the camber angle of greater than 50° in a range of 40% span to 60% span, wherein the airfoil is arranged in the compressor section.

5. The gas turbine engine according to claim 4 , wherein the compressor section includes at least a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor, the high pressure compressor arranged immediately upstream of the combustor section, the airfoil provided in a compressor outside the high pressure compressor section.

6. The gas turbine engine according to claim 5 , wherein the low pressure compressor is counter-rotating relative to the fan blades.

7. The gas turbine engine according to claim 5 , wherein the gas turbine engine is a two-spool configuration.

8. The gas turbine engine according to claim 5 , wherein the low pressure compressor is immediately downstream from the fan section.

9. The gas turbine engine according to claim 5 , wherein the airfoil is rotationally fixed relative to an engine axis of an engine static structure.

10. The gas turbine engine according to claim 4 , wherein the camber angle is greater than 50° in an entire range of 20% span to 80% span.

11. The gas turbine engine according to claim 10 , wherein the camber angle is greater than 50° in an entire range of 0% span to 100% span.

12. The gas turbine engine according to claim 11 , wherein the camber angle is greater than 60° at 0% span.

13. The gas turbine engine according to claim 11 , wherein the camber angle is greater than 60° at 100% span.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064714/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE AND REMOVE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11886281 AND ADD PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 14846874. TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054062 FRAME: 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055659/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054062/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2016
From: GALLAGHER, EDWARD J.; BRILLIANT, LISA I; STRACCIA, JOSEPH C.; STEPHENS, MARK A.; BALAMUCKI, STANLEY J.; HUDON, KATE
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039350/0103 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61941614 · Feb 19, 2014
Related Publication 20170167503A1 · Jun 15, 2017
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