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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Andrew Joseph Colletti, Greenville, SC (US);
Bryan Edward Williams, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A compressor has a plurality of stages, and each of the stages includes a wheel. Each wheel is configured to receive one or more rotor blades. The compressor includes a patch ring mounted on a first rotor wheel. The first rotor wheel has a first rabbet machined therein, and the patch ring is located on the first rabbet. A second rotor wheel is located upstream from the first rotor wheel. The second rotor wheel has a second rabbet machined therein, and the second rabbet is configured to be located opposite to the first rabbet. The second rabbet has a second fillet located between axial and radial surfaces of the second rabbet. The patch ring has a radial height greater than or equal to a radial height of the second fillet.