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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
William Scott Zemitis, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Mahesh Pasupuleti, Karnataka, IN;
Bryan David Lewis, Greenville, SC (US);
Melbourne James Myers, Woodruff, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/22 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/225 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F01D 5/20 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/307 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbine blade includes an airfoil that extends from a root end to a tip end. A tip shroud extends from the tip end. The turbine blade further includes a pressure side fillet. The pressure side fillet couples the tip end to the tip shroud. The pressure side fillet includes a first protrusion located adjacent to the tip end and a second protrusion located radially inward from the first protrusion.