Airfoil including damper member

A turbine engine comprising:

• optionally, a fan;
• a compressor section;
• a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section;
• and
• a turbine section in fluid communication with the combustor, the turbine section being coupled to drive the compressor section and the fan, and
• at least one of the fan, the compressor section and the turbine section including an airfoil having an airfoil body defining a longitudinal axis, the airfoil body including a leading edge and a trailing edge and a first side wall and a second side wall that is spaced apart from the first side wall, the first side wall and the second side wall joining the leading edge and the trailing edge and at least partially defining a cavity in the airfoil body, and a damper member enclosed in the cavity, the damper member including a first end and a second end, the first end being connected in a first joint to the first side wall at a first longitudinal location and the second end being connected in a second joint to the second side wall at a second, different longitudinal location.

A method for processing an airfoil, the method comprising:

• depositing multiple layers of a powdered metal onto one another;
• joining the layers to one another with reference to data relating to a particular cross-section of an airfoil;
• and
• producing the airfoil with an airfoil body including a longitudinal axis, the airfoil body including a leading edge and a trailing edge and a first side wall and a second side wall that is spaced apart from the first side wall, the first side wall and the second side wall joining the leading edge and the trailing edge and at least partially defining a cavity in the airfoil body and a damper member enclosed in the cavity, the damper member including a first end and a second end, the first end being connected in a first joint to the first side wall at a first longitudinal location and the second end being connected in a second joint to the second side wall at a second, different longitudinal location.