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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2005
James Charles Gautreau, Greenville, SC (US);
Nicholas Francis Martin, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Chris A. Rickert, Greenville, SC (US);
James Charles Gautreau, Greenville, SC (US);
Nicholas Francis Martin, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Chris A. Rickert, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A blade of an axial compressor comprising: an airfoil is disclosed that has a leading edge and a root; a platform attached to the root of the airfoil; a dovetail attached to a side of the platform opposite to the airfoil; a neck of the dovetail adjacent the platform, and a slot in the neck and generally parallel to the platform, and the slot extends from a front of the neck to position in the neck beyond a line formed by the leading edge of the blade.