Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Airfoil with variable profile responsive to thermal conditions
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Application No.: US15267186Application Date: 2016-09-16
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Publication No.: US09752442B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Richard K. Hayford , Paul M. Lutjen
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Hartford
- Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Hartford
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Main IPC: F01D5/28
- IPC: F01D5/28 ; F01D5/14 ; F02C3/04

Abstract:
An airfoil includes an airfoil body having a first section and a second section that differ in coefficient of thermal expansion by at least 10% and that each have a through-thickness that is 20% or greater than a through-thickness of the airfoil body. The second section is arranged in thermomechanical juxtaposition with the first section such that the first section and the second section cooperatively thermomechanically control a profile of the airfoil body responsive to varying thermal conditions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170002666A1 AIRFOIL WITH VARIABLE PROFILE RESPONSIVE TO THERMAL CONDITIONS Public/Granted day:2017-01-05
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