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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony Donnaruma, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David Allen Eldredge, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Joseph Anthony Cotroneo, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Steven Mark Schirle, Anderson, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 2/944 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 2/944 ;
Abstract
An blade row for use in a compressor is provided. The blade row has a plurality of inlet guide vanes. Each inlet guide vane has a meanline approximately equal to NACA standard A4K6 meanline, a thickness distribution approximately equal to NACA standard SR 63 thickness distribution, a stagger angle, and a lift coefficient between 0.0 and 0.8.