Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fan blade surface features
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Application No.: US15708833Application Date: 2017-09-19
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Publication No.: US10662975B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Kevin Cahill
- Applicant: Horton, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Roseville
- Assignee: Horton, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Horton, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Roseville
- Agency: Westman, Champlin & Koehler, P.A.
- Main IPC: F04D29/66
- IPC: F04D29/66 ; F04D29/38 ; F04D29/68 ; F01P5/02 ; F04D25/08 ; F04D29/34

Abstract:
A fan blade (134) includes a working region (148) having a leading edge (138) and a pressure side (136). A plurality of flow modification features (150-1 to 150-4) are positioned at the working region, including first and second flow modification features (150-1, 150-2, 150-3) each having a wedge shape with a pointed end (152) and a wider end (154), and located on the pressure side. A length of the first flow modification feature is less than a chord length of the fan blade, and the pointed end of the first flow modification feature is spaced from the leading edge. A length of the second flow modification feature is less than the chord length of the fan blade, and the pointed end of the second flow modification feature is spaced from the leading edge. The first and second flow modification features are spaced from each other to define a channel (156) therebetween.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180030996A1 FAN BLADE SURFACE FEATURES Public/Granted day:2018-02-01
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