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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2012
Niraj Kumar Mishra, Bangalore, IN;
Xiuzhang James Zhang, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Murugesan Seerangan, Bangalore, IN;
Sachin Kumar Rai, Ranchi, IN;
Niraj Kumar Mishra, Bangalore, IN;
Xiuzhang James Zhang, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Murugesan Seerangan, Bangalore, IN;
Sachin Kumar Rai, Ranchi, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A turbine bucket having an airfoil is disclosed. The airfoil may include a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. In addition, the airfoil may include a tip. The tip may include a tip floor and a tip wall extending outwardly from the tip floor. The tip wall may include an inner surface defining an inner perimeter of the tip wall. Moreover, a plurality of notches may be defined by the inner surface around at least a portion of the inner perimeter.