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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Michael Jason Bishop, Mason, OH (US);
Kevin Lee Kirkeng, Milford, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F04D 29/66 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/34 (2006.01); F04D 29/64 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F16F 15/32 (2006.01); G01M 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/662 (2013.01); F01D 5/027 (2013.01); F04D 29/327 (2013.01); F04D 29/34 (2013.01); F04D 29/644 (2013.01); F04D 29/666 (2013.01); F16F 15/322 (2013.01); G01M 1/36 (2013.01); F05D 2260/75 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbomachinery rotor apparatus includes: a rotatable disk having an array of slots spaced around its periphery; an array of blades installed in the slots, wherein the blades have variable weights; and a plurality of connection components installed in the disk, each connection component forming a portion of a mechanical joint between one of the blades and its respective slot, wherein the connection components have variable weights.