Invention Application
- Patent Title: AIRFOIL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
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Application No.: US17232822Application Date: 2021-04-16
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Publication No.: US20220333492A1Publication Date: 2022-10-20
- Inventor: Nicholas Joseph Kray , Nitesh Jain
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Main IPC: F01D5/28
- IPC: F01D5/28 ; F01D5/14

Abstract:
In one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure an airfoil is provided. The airfoil defines a spanwise direction, a root end, and a tip end. The airfoil includes: a body defining a pressure side and a suction side and extending along the spanwise direction between the root end and the tip end, the body formed of a composite material; and a spar enclosed in the body of the airfoil extending along the spanwise direction, the spar comprising a plurality of spar segments arranged in an overlapping configuration along the spanwise direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US11898464B2 Airfoil for a gas turbine engine Public/Granted day:2024-02-13
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