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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2020
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Vidyashankar Ramasastry Buravalla, Bangalore, IN;
Paul Mathew, Bangalore, IN;
Sriram Krishnamurthy, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F05B 2280/1074 (2013.01); F05B 2280/401 (2013.01); F05B 2280/4003 (2013.01); F05B 2280/5006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a blade structure includes providing the blade structure comprising an outer surface having an aerodynamic profile. The method also includes applying one or more shape memory alloys to the outer surface of the blade structure so as to form an outer protection layer on at least a portion of the blade structure. Moreover, the method includes securing the one or more shape memory alloys to the blade structure.