- Patent Title: Endwall contouring for airfoil rows with varying airfoil geometries
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Application No.: US14816113Application Date: 2015-08-03
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Publication No.: US10151210B2Publication Date: 2018-12-11
- Inventor: Flavien L. Thomas
- Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Main IPC: F01D11/00
- IPC: F01D11/00 ; F01D5/02 ; F01D5/14 ; F01D9/04 ; F04D29/54 ; F04D29/32

Abstract:
An airfoil array for a gas turbine engine comprises a plurality of airfoils spaced circumferentially apart from each other about an engine center axis. Each airfoil is associated with a platform. An endwall extends circumferentially about the engine center axis, and is defined by adjacent platforms. Each pair of adjacent platforms are separated from each other by a gap. An endwall contour shape extends from a first location on one side of the gap to a second location on an opposite of the gap. The endwall contour shape is the same for all adjacent platforms. A gas turbine engine and a method of forming an airfoil array for a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160076392A1 Endwall Contouring for Airfoil Rows With Varying Airfoil Geometries Public/Granted day:2016-03-17
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