Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vibration-damping system for turbomachine blade(s) on spacer adjacent blade stage
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Application No.: US16883158Application Date: 2020-05-26
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Publication No.: US11333026B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Jeremy Peter Latimer , Patrick Daniel Noble
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Hoffman Warnick LLC
- Agent Charlotte Wilson
- Main IPC: F01D5/22
- IPC: F01D5/22

Abstract:
A vibration-damping system for turbomachine blade(s) in a turbomachine is provided. Each turbomachine blade includes a platform having a radially inner surface. The system includes a spacer axially adjacent the platform of at least one turbomachine blade in the turbomachine, e.g., adjacent a turbomachine blade stage. The spacer includes a body. A damping element coupler is on the body of the spacer, and a vibration-damping element is configured to couple to the damping element coupler. The vibration-damping element and the damping element coupler are disposed to cause the vibration-damping element to engage the radially inner surface of the platform of the turbomachine blade(s) to dampen vibration of the turbomachine blade(s), e.g., during operation of the turbomachine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210372287A1 VIBRATION-DAMPING SYSTEM FOR TURBOMACHINE BLADE(S) ON SPACER ADJACENT BLADE STAGE Public/Granted day:2021-12-02
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