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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Scott D. Virkler, Ellington, CT (US);
Raymond S. Hummel, Newington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Scott D. Virkler, Ellington, CT (US);
Raymond S. Hummel, Newington, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a disk having an annular hub circumscribed about a centerline with an annular web extending radially outward from the hub to an annular rim. A multiple of slots extend generally axially through the rim and at least one of the multiple of slots having an asymmetric slot root for lower stress and higher service life.