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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Gary Bash, Jupiter, FL (US);
J. Page Strohl, Tequesta, FL (US);
Power Systems Mfg, LLC, Jupiter, FL (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine blade having an airfoil to platform interface configured to minimize thermal and vibratory stresses is disclosed. This configuration minimizes exposure to the conditions that are known to cause high cycle fatigue and low cycle fatigue cracks. The turbine blade incorporates a channel in the platform trailing edge that extends from the platform concave face to the platform convex face and has a portion having a constant radius. The channel extends a sufficient distance into a stress field created by the aerodynamic loading of the turbine blade airfoil in order to redirect the mechanical stresses away from the blade trailing edge while allowing the platform trailing edge region to be more responsive to thermal fluctuations.