Airfoils for use in rotary machines and method for fabricating same
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsTrevor Howard Wood, Anurag Gupta, Ludwig Christian Haber, Philip Roger Gliebe
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Abstract
A method of fabricating an airfoil is provided. The method includes fabricating at least one airfoil including a suction side and a pressure side coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the airfoil includes a plurality of first and second chord sections each extending between the trailing and leading edges, wherein at least one of the first chord sections extends outward from the pressure side of the airfoil at the trailing edge, and at least one of the second chord sections extends outward from the suction side of the airfoil at the trailing edge.
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A method of fabricating an airfoil, said method comprising:
- fabricating at least one airfoil including a suction side and a pressure side coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the airfoil includes a plurality of first and second chord sections each extending between the trailing and leading edges, wherein at least one of the first chord sections extends outward from the pressure side of the airfoil at the trailing edge, and at least one of the second chord sections extends outward from the suction side of the airfoil at the trailing edge.
An airfoil comprising a suction side and a pressure side coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, said airfoil is defined by a plurality of first chord sections and a plurality of second chord sections, at least one of said first chord sections extends outward from said airfoil pressure side at said trailing edge, and at least one of said second chord sections extends outward from said airfoil suction side at said trailing edge.
A rotor assembly for use in an engine, said rotor assembly comprising:
- a rotor disk;
- and
- a plurality of rotor blades coupled to said rotor disk, said rotor blades comprising an airfoil portion comprising a suction side and a pressure side coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, said airfoil portion is defined by a plurality of first chord sections and a plurality of second chord sections, at least one of said first chord sections extends outward from said airfoil pressure side and at least one of said second chord sections extends outward from said airfoil suction side.
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