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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Joseph Kray, West Chester, OH (US);
Kishore Budumuru, Bangalore, IN;
Jain Nitesh, Bangalore, IN;
Michael Harvey Schneider, Loveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/38 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 21/04 (2006.01); F01D 5/28 (2006.01); F04D 29/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/388 (2013.01); F01D 5/142 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F01D 5/284 (2013.01); F01D 5/288 (2013.01); F01D 21/04 (2013.01); F01D 21/045 (2013.01); F04D 29/023 (2013.01); F04D 29/325 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airfoil material loss control structure is provided. This structure includes at least one fuse zone that, during impact from a foreign object, fail before the surrounding structure. In a further aspect, a rotary machine is provided. This rotary machine includes a ducted fan gas turbine engine including a composite airfoil with at least one fuse zone.