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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yehia Elaini, Jupiter, FL (US);
Carl E Meece, Jupiter, FL (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
416190 ; 4161 / ; 416500 ;
Abstract
A friction damper (50) provides friction damping for gas turbine engine airfoils to reduce vibrations thereto. The friction damper (50) includes a plate (52) underlying radially outer shrouds (30) of two adjacent airfoils (20). Friction generated between an outer surface (53) of the plate (52) and undersides (42) of the adjacent shrouds (30) reduces undesirable vibrations in the airfoils (20).