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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Narendra Digamber Joshi, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michael Solomon Idelchik, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 7/00 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F02K 3/075 (2006.01); F02K 1/66 (2006.01); F01D 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 7/00 (2013.01); F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F02K 1/66 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F02K 3/075 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/327 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2220/768 (2013.01); F05D 2240/51 (2013.01); F05D 2260/74 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shrouded fan assembly for use with a gas turbine engine includes a central hub and a plurality of variable-pitch fan blades coupled to and extending radially outward from the central hub. Each variable-pitch fan blade includes a radially outer tip is rotatable about a longitudinal axis extending therethrough. A shroud is coupled to each radially outer tip.