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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2022
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Siddaraja Mallikarjuna Devangada, Bangalore, IN;
John M. Delvaux, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Robert Frank Hoskin, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 5/16 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/16 (2013.01); F01D 5/18 (2013.01); F01D 5/3007 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/00 (2013.01); F05D 2260/96 (2013.01);
Abstract
Rotor blades, vibrational dampening elements, and methods are provided. A rotor blade includes a platform, a shank extending radially inward from the platform, and an airfoil extending radially outward from the platform. One or more fluid chambers are defined within the rotor blade. Glass is disposed within each fluid chamber of the one or more fluid chambers. A mass is disposed within each fluid chamber of the one or more fluid chambers. The mass is movable within the glass relative to the airfoil.