Invention Application
- Patent Title: FAN BLADES FOR FRANGIBILITY
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Application No.: US17241948Application Date: 2021-04-27
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Publication No.: US20220341330A1Publication Date: 2022-10-27
- Inventor: Nitesh Jain , Nicholas Joseph Kray , David Crall
- 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: F01D5/14
- IPC: F01D5/14

Abstract:
Fan blades for frangibility are disclosed. An example airfoil for use in a gas turbine engine includes a root portion to be disposed adjacent to a disk of the gas turbine engine, a tip portion including a cavity disposed therein, and wherein the tip portion and cavity are configured to fragment when exposed to a threshold force corresponding to a high-stress event.
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