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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Gabriel L. Suciu, Glastonbury, CT (US);
James W. Norris, Lebanon, CT (US);
Inventors:
Gabriel L. Suciu, Glastonbury, CT (US);
James W. Norris, Lebanon, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/34 (2006.01); F01D 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/34 (2013.01); F01D 5/084 (2013.01); F01D 11/006 (2013.01); F04D 29/322 (2013.01); F04D 29/329 (2013.01); F05D 2230/10 (2013.01); F05D 2230/12 (2013.01); F05D 2260/941 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrally bladed rotor for a gas turbine engine includes at least one discontinuity formed in an outer face of an outer rim. The discontinuity reduces hoop stress in the outer rim.