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US 2014/0248157 A1Published application
Blade or vane of differing roughness and production process
OwnerFathi Ahmadinventor
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Abstract
A blade or vane of different roughness and a process for producing such a blade or vane are presented. The performance of the blade or vane of a compressor or of a turbine can be improved because of the different configuration of the roughness of the surfaces on the suction side and the pressure side of the blade or vane.
Claims13
A curved blade or vane, comprising:
- a suction side;
- and
- a pressure side,
- wherein the blade or vane comprises a different roughnesses between a surface of the suction side and a surface of the pressure side, and
- wherein the surface of the suction side comprises a lesser roughness than the surface of the pressure side.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.