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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Andrew Clifford Hart, Mauldin, SC (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Clifford Hart, Mauldin, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rotor wheel for a turbomachine includes a rotor wheel body having a first face and an opposing second face joined by an outer diameter surface having a centerline. A blade receiving slot is formed in the outer diameter surface and extends about the rotor wheel body. A blade loading slot is formed in the outer diameter surface. The blade loading slot is connected with and axially off-set from the blade receiving slot.