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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Emma J. Place, New Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/20 (2006.01); F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/20 (2013.01); F01D 5/186 (2013.01); F01D 11/08 (2013.01); F05D 2240/307 (2013.01); F05D 2250/182 (2013.01); F05D 2260/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airfoil including a pressure sidewall and a suction sidewall extending from a root section of the airfoil to a tip region of the airfoil and a leading edge and a trailing edge defines a chord length of the airfoil therebetween. A tip shelf is formed along the tip region of the airfoil between the pressure sidewall and a tip shelf wall with a tip shelf discourager that extends from the tip shelf.