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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
David William Crall, Loveland, OH (US);
Frank Worthoff, West Chester, OH (US);
Daniel Edward Mollmann, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nicholas Joseph Kray, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Max Farson, West Chester, OH (US);
David William Crall, Loveland, OH (US);
Frank Worthoff, West Chester, OH (US);
Daniel Edward Mollmann, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nicholas Joseph Kray, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Max Farson, West Chester, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for fabricating a fan assembly is provided, wherein the method includes providing a rotor having a plurality of rotor blades. At least one rotor blade is fabricated from a frangible material. The method also includes coupling a casing substantially circumferentially about the rotor, and positioning the casing a distance from the plurality of rotor blades. The distance is selected to facilitate increasing an amount of initial resistance created between the casing and the plurality of rotor blades after a bladeout.