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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Craig William Higgins, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Charles Chris England, Covington, KY (US);
Joeseph Charles Kulesa, West Chester, OH (US);
Andrew John Lammas, Maineville, OH (US);
Craig William Higgins, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Charles Chris England, Covington, KY (US);
Joeseph Charles Kulesa, West Chester, OH (US);
Andrew John Lammas, Maineville, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine disk that includes a centrally disposed disk hub having an integrally-formed, radially outwardly extending web terminating at an outer end. The disk hub has a radially-displaced annular hub surface exposed to high pressure, high temperature discharge gases during engine operation. The radially-displaced annular hub surface acts as an axial free surface mitigating the formation undesirable axial stress in the disk hub.