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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2025
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Vaishnav Raghuvaran, Bangalore, IN;
Bhaskar Nanda Mondal, Bangalore, IN;
Thomas Ory Moniz, Loveland, OH (US);
Atanu Saha, Bangalore, IN;
Vaibhav Deshmukh, Bangalore, IN;
Curtis Walton Stover, Mason, OH (US);
Andrew Mark Del Donno, Lynn, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
Structures for reducing forward loads in compressors are described. A compressor includes inner and outer circumferential support structures. The inner circumferential support structure includes an aft-most and forward spacer arms. The compressor also includes two stages, each including a vane having a root positioned at the outer circumferential support structure and a tip positioned radially inward from the root, and a rotor extending radially from the spacer arm adjacent to the vane. An intersection of the rotors and spacer arms defines centrally located points. An arrangement of a first line extending through the points forms an angle with a second line parallel to a longitudinal centerline and extending through the tips of the vanes. The angle is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 45°.