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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2011
Trevor Howard Wood, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Anurag Gupta, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ludwig Christian Haber, Rensselaer, NY (US);
Philip Roger Gliebe, Waynesville, OH (US);
Trevor Howard Wood, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Anurag Gupta, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ludwig Christian Haber, Rensselaer, NY (US);
Philip Roger Gliebe, Waynesville, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An airfoil of varying span-wise thickness comprising a suction side and a pressure side coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, with the trailing edge comprising a plurality of spaced-apart wave-shaped projections. Exemplary embodiments provide airfoil geometry and/or trailing edge features to influence downstream wake flow. Methods of fabricating an airfoil for improved wake flow are also provided.