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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Andrew S. Aggarwala, Vernon, CT (US);
Thomas J. Praisner, Colchester, CT (US);
Inventors:
Andrew S. Aggarwala, Vernon, CT (US);
Thomas J. Praisner, Colchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/143 (2013.01); F05D 2240/80 (2013.01); F05D 2260/60 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airfoil platform comprises a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion. The trailing edge portion comprises a first region having a convex flowpath contour, a second region having an intermediate flowpath contour extending downstream from the convex flowpath contour, and a third region having a concave or linear flowpath contour extending downstream from the intermediate flowpath contour to a downstream end of the trailing edge portion of the platform.