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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dennis Scott Holloway, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Adebukola Oluwaseun Benson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Melbourne James Myers, Woodruff, SC (US);
Peter Paul Pirolla, Greer, SC (US);
William Scott Zemitis, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention include turbine blades and systems employing such blades. Various particular embodiments include a turbine blade having: an airfoil having: a suction side; a pressure side opposing the suction side; a leading edge spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge opposing the leading edge and spanning between the pressure side and the suction side, wherein the trailing edge defines a radial throat distribution between the airfoil and an adjacent airfoil; and a base connected with a first end of the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge.