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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Inventors:
Mark Vignali, Northfield, CT (US);
Harold W. Hipsky, Willington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/141 (2013.01); F01D 5/34 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2250/74 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fan rotor of an air cycle machine includes a hub with fan blades extending from the hub. Each of the plurality of fan blades includes a main airfoil portion located distally from the hub. The main airfoil portion generally has a uniform thickness along its span. A base portion located between the hub and the main airfoil portion of each of the fan blades has a chord length that is longer than a chord length of the main airfoil portion.