IP Library Granted Patent US 10,590,775
Granted Patent B2
US 10,590,775 · App. 15/115,501 · Granted Mar 17, 2020

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 10,590,775
App. No.
15/115,501
Granted
Mar 17, 2020
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 stagger angle and span position that defines a curve with a stagger angle that is greater than 32° from 90% span to 100% span.

Claims (15)

1. A gas turbine engine comprising:

a combustor section arranged between a compressor section and a turbine section, wherein the compressor section includes at least a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor, the high pressure compressor arranged upstream of the combustor 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, wherein the low pressure compressor is downstream from the fan section, wherein the low pressure compressor is counter-rotating relative to the fan blades; and

an airfoil including pressure and suction sides extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position, wherein the airfoil is arranged in the low pressure compressor, wherein the airfoil has a relationship between a stagger angle and span position that defines a curve, the stagger angle of the curve is greater than 32° but less than 40° from a 90% span position to the 100% span position, wherein the stagger angle is less than 40° along entire span of the airfoil.

2. The gas turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein the gas turbine engine is a two-spool configuration.

3. The gas turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein the airfoil is fixed relative to an engine static structure.

4. The gas turbine engine according to claim 1 , the stagger angle is greater than 32° from a 80% span position to the 100% span position.

5. The gas turbine engine according to claim 4 , wherein the stagger angle is greater than 35° at the 100% span position.

6. The gas turbine engine according to claim 5 , wherein the stagger angle is greater than 35° from the 90% span position to the 100% span position.

7. The gas turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein the stagger angle is between 20° and 40° along the entire span of the airfoil.

8. A gas turbine engine comprising:

a combustor section arranged between a compressor section and a turbine section, wherein the compressor section includes at least a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor, the high pressure compressor arranged upstream of the combustor 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, wherein the low pressure compressor is downstream from the fan section; and

an airfoil including pressure and suction sides extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position, wherein the airfoil is arranged in the low pressure compressor, wherein the airfoil has a relationship between a stagger angle and span position that defines a curve, the stagger angle of the curve is greater than 32° but less than 40° from a 90% span position to the 100% span position, wherein the stagger angle has a maximum at the 100% span position, and wherein the stagger angle is less than 40° along the entire span of the airfoil.

9. The gas turbine engine according to claim 8 , wherein the stagger angle is between 20° and 40° for along the entire span of the airfoil.

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 Jul 29, 2016
From: GALLAGHER, EDWARD J.; BRILLIANT, LISA L.; STRACCIA, JOSEPH C.; STEPHENS, MARK A.; BALAMUCKI, STANLEY J.; HUDON, KATE
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039293/0535 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61941607 · Feb 19, 2014
Related Publication 20170167266A1 · Jun 15, 2017
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