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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Chandra Sekher Yerramalli, Raleigh, NC (US);
Peggy Lynn Baehmann, Glenville, NY (US);
Ken Ivcar Salas, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mohammad Salah Attia, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Haifeng Zhao, Houston, TX (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A fluid turbine blade and method of fabrication are provided. The fluid turbine blade includes a centrally disposed longitudinal spar having a substantially circumferential cross section. The fluid turbine blade also includes at least one chord stiffener coupled to the longitudinal spar. The fluid turbine blade further includes a torsionally compliant segmented skin coupled to the at least one chord stiffener. The centrally disposed longitudinal spar and the torsionally compliant segmented skin are functionally decoupled to relieve the torsionally compliant segmented skin of one or more of a flapwise load condition, an edgewise load condition and a torsional load condition.