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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark John Laricchiuta, WestChester, OH (US);
Thomas Ory Moniz, Loveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F04D 29/38 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F01D 5/34 (2006.01); F02K 3/062 (2006.01); F02K 3/077 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/147 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 5/146 (2013.01); F01D 5/34 (2013.01); F02K 3/062 (2013.01); F02K 3/077 (2013.01); F04D 29/326 (2013.01); F04D 29/388 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/53 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2240/24 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbine engine that includes a stationary assembly, and a rotor assembly configured to rotate relative to the stationary assembly. The rotor assembly includes a plurality of unitary turbine and fan blades. Each unitary turbine and fan blade includes a single turbine airfoil, a single fan airfoil positioned radially outward from the single turbine airfoil, and a midspan shroud segment defined between the single turbine airfoil and the single fan airfoil.