Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Blade having a hollow part span shroud
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Application No.: US15088204Application Date: 2016-04-01
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Publication No.: US10215032B2Publication Date: 2019-02-26
- Inventor: Rohit Chouhan
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Hoffman Warnick LLC
- Agent Ernest G. Cusick
- Main IPC: F01D5/18
- IPC: F01D5/18 ; F01D5/22 ; F04D29/32 ; F01D5/28

Abstract:
A rotating blade for use in a turbomachine is disclosed. In an embodiment, the rotating blade includes an airfoil portion, a root section affixed to a first end of the airfoil portion, and a tip section affixed to a second end of the airfoil portion, the second end being opposite the first end. A part span shroud is affixed to the airfoil portion between the tip section and the root section, wherein the part span shroud further comprises a hollow portion, wherein the hollow portion is devoid of any coupling structure therein.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160215629A1 BLADE HAVING A HOLLOW PART SPAN SHROUD Public/Granted day:2016-07-28
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