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7618233 High efficiency air conditioner condenser fan with performance enhancements  
Conical diffusers with or without conical center bodies can improve air moving performance by up to 21% at no increase in power. Embodiments coupled with electronically commutated motors (ECMs)...
7600977 Turbine blade tip cap  
A method of manufacturing a turbine blade includes (a) supporting a turbine blade internal core support at opposite ends such that radially inner and outer ends of the turbine blade remain open...
7556477 Bi-layer tip cap  
A tip cap for use in a turbine bucket. The tip cap may include a shield of an oxidant resistant material and a cap positioned within the shield of a high strength material.
7549841 Pressure balanced centrifugal tip seal  
A turbomachine having a rotor blade with a tip seal formed between the blade tip and the shroud, where the tip seal is formed by a thin metal plate extending from the blade tip and bending away...
7540710 Turbine blade for use in a gas turbine  
A turbine blade or vane for use in a gas turbine is to have as long a service life as possible at high strength. To this end, the turbine blade or vane, according to the invention, has a basic body...
7530792 Component of variable thickness having residual compressive stresses therein, and method therefor  
A method of reducing crack propagation includes: providing a metallic component having an exterior surface, and using a burnishing element to apply a varying to the exterior surface within a...
7530168 Method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade root  
A wind turbine blade root having fully bonded insert bushings with internal threads for mounting bolts for releasable attachment to a hub of a wind turbine is manufactured by arrangement of a...
7510375 Method of coating and a shield for a component  
A gas turbine engine is used for power generation or propulsion and includes vanes. Each vane includes a trailing edge having a curvature and cooling slots that cool the vane. A photochemical edge...
7510778 Part for protecting the leading edge of a blade  
A protection part comprising at least two layers including an outer layer and an inner layer has its outer layer made of an aluminum alloy that is reinforced with particles of SiC, the SiC particle...
7488157 Turbine vane with removable platform inserts  
Aspects of the invention are related to a turbine vane assembly in which at least one of the platforms is equipped with one or more removable platform inserts. The inserts can be used in those...
7425115 Thermal turbomachine  
A thermal turbomachine is disclosed having at least one row of rotor blades. At least one first rotor blade has a greater radial length than the others and at the blade tip is equipped with a first...
7410342 Airfoil support  
A blade or a vane preferably used in a gas turbine engine, the blade or vane being formed of a metallic core or insert with a ceramic airfoil surface bonded to the metallic insert. The insert...
7399162 Wind turbine  
A fluid turbine, such as a wind or hydro turbine, for generating electrical power, the turbine having a rotor assembly comprising a hub, a rim and a plurality of tensioned cable members joining...
7393183 Trailing edge attachment for composite airfoil  
A trailing edge attachment for a composite turbine airfoil. The trailing edge attachment may include an attachment device for attaching the trailing edge attachment to the airfoil. The attachment...
7334997 Hybrid blisk  
A rotor assembly or “blisk” for a gas turbine engine includes a metallic hub having an annular flowpath surface, and at least one blade extending outwardly from the flowpath surface. The blade...
7322796 Turbine vane construction  
A method for forming a component for use in a gas turbine engine, such as a turbine vane construction is provided. The method broadly comprises the steps of: forming a first aerodynamic structure...
7318701 Ceiling fan lighting system  
A ceiling fan lighting system includes a ceiling fan having motor and a plurality of blades operationally coupled to the motor to permit rotation of the blades when the motor is supplied with...
7258528 Internally cooled airfoil for a gas turbine engine and method  
An internally-cooled airfoil for a gas turbine engine, wherein the airfoil comprises at least one substantially chordwise-extending and internally-projecting stiffener located on an internal...
7247002 Lamellate CMC structure with interlock to metallic support structure  
A component ( 10 ) for a gas turbine engine formed of a stacked plurality of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) lamellae ( 12 ) supported by a metal support structure ( 20 ). Individual lamellae are...
7217099 Coated forward stub shaft dovetail slot  
A compressor forward stub shaft comprising a plurality of axially spaced, annular rows of dovetail grooves, at least a first and a second of the plurality of rows having dovetail slots coated in...
7198860 Ceramic tile insulation for gas turbine component  
Ceramic tile ( 32 ) insulation for protecting a substrate material ( 34 ) in a high temperature environment. A plurality of ceramic tiles ( 78 ) may be used in combination with a monolithic layer...
7165946 Low-mid turbine temperature abradable coating  
In order to minimize a clearance between a turbine and its housing, and thus, improve the efficiency of a turbine engine, an abradable coating can be applied to an inner surface of the turbine...
7156622 Compressor blade for an aircraft engine  
A compressor blade for an aircraft engine includes a blade core made of a fiber compound material and a metallic enclosing structure. The enclosing structure is of a multi-part design and includes...
7147437 Mixed tuned hybrid blade related method  
A steam turbine blade includes a shank portion and an airfoil portion. The airfoil portion is formed with at least one pocket filled with a polymer filler material chosen as a function of natural...
7131816 Airfoil locator rib and method of positioning an insert in an airfoil  
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine, the airfoil comprising a locator rib provided at a bottom of a cavity in the airfoil core, the locator rib having an inclined surface to be engaged by a leading...
7125225 Cooled rotor blade with vibration damping device  
A rotor blade for a rotor assembly is provided that includes a root, an airfoil, and a damper. The airfoil has a length, a base, a tip, a first side wall, a second side wall, and at least one...
7121801 Cooled rotor blade with vibration damping device  
A rotor blade for a rotor assembly is provided that includes a root, an airfoil, a platform, and a damper. The airfoil has at least one cavity. The platform is disposed between the root and the...
7104760 Hybrid bucket and related method of pocket design  
A steam turbine rotor wheel includes a plurality of blades secured about a circumferential periphery of the wheel, each blade comprising a shank portion and an airfoil portion, the airfoil portion...
7104755 Ceiling fan with fragrance dispensing blade  
A fan blade is provided with a recess for mounting an air freshener insert therein. The air freshener insert, after being mounted in the recess provided in the blade, releases a fragrance which is...
7096712 Material testing system for turbines  
The wear resistance of impellers used in multi-stage turbine pumps is tested by using a multi-stage turbine pump having impellers with different physical properties to pump a fluid containing small...
7070390 Component with internal damping  
A component such as a blade for use in a gas turbine engine comprises a body 2 formed from outer panels 8, 10 defining an internal cavity 12 . A damping element 14 is provided in the cavity ...
6991432 Labyrinth seal for fan assembly  
Attaching a labyrinth seal composed of wear-resistant material to the surfaces of rotating equipment subject to wear can increase the life of the rotating equipment and reduce down-time for...
6979170 Vertical axis windmill and self-erecting structure therefor  
The present invention provides a structure comprising a blade attachment, a blade structure, an integrated driving shaft/generator for a wind system such as a vertical axis windmill, and a self...
6908288 Repair of advanced gas turbine blades  
Methods for repairing and manufacturing a gas turbine blade, and the gas turbine blade repaired and manufactured with such methods are presented with, for example, the repair method comprising...
6893211 Lightweight structural component having a sandwich structure  
A lightweight, composite structural element for turbo engines, includes a thin metallic shell and a metallic core structure, of which a large proportion of the volume is empty space, the shell and...
6843565 Laser projection system to facilitate layup of complex composite shapes  
The present invention provides a process for the lay-up of a composite laminate article, the article produced by this process, and the apparatus used to produce the composite laminate article. The...
6837687 Foil formed structure for turbine airfoil  
An airfoil body having a first wall including a plurality of ribs. An outer wall formed of a high temperature foil is attached to the ribs so as to form a plurality of channels. The first wall is...
6814544 Method for manufacturing turbine blade and manufactured turbine blade  
In a joining method for manufacturing a rotor blade by joining a plurality of members, the members are pressed so as to exert a predetermined pressure on the bonding interface. A pulse voltage is...
6755619 Turbine blade with ceramic foam blade tip seal, and its preparation  
A turbine blade has an airfoil section with a root end and a tip end, and an attachment at the root end of the airfoil section. A blade tip seal is joined to the tip end of the airfoil section. The...
6733239 Fan blade with an active carbon filter bed  
A fan blade provided with an active carbon filter bed, wherein, an opening is provided in the center of the fan blade, and said opening is covered with an active carbon filter bed. And said active...
6709230 Ceramic matrix composite gas turbine vane  
A hybrid vane ( 50 ) for a gas turbine engine having a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) airfoil member ( 52 ) bonded to a substantially solid core member ( 54 ). The airfoil member and core member...
6705837 Welded connector for blade liner  
A connector sleeve 17 secured to the backing plate 7 a of a wear-resistant liner 7 facilitates attachment of the liner 7 to the body 9 of a rotor blade by virtue of welding of a thrust...
6702553 Abradable material for clearance control  
A highly porous alumina material and a method for applying such material that is useful in the hot section of a jet aircraft engine. In order to manufacture the porous alumina, an aluminum-based...
6685435 Turbine blade assembly with stranded wire cable dampers  
A turbine blade assembly for a turbine assembly includes a turbine blade having a turbine blade damper cavity formed therein and stranded wire cable positioned within the turbine blade damper...
6676378 Turbomachine stator flap, and a method of manufacturing it  
A turbomachine stator flap including a structural beam which is formed integrally with a structural core for a vane, and fastening portions, and a composite envelope surrounding the structural core...
6672838 Method for making a metallic article with integral end band under compression  
An article made of a metallic material and comprising a body and a body end portion integral with the body, includes a band of the metallic material at the end portion substantially through the...
6669447 Turbomachine blade  
A gas turbine engine fan blade ( 26 ) comprises a root portion ( 40 ) and an aerofoil portion ( 42 ). The aerofoil portion ( 42 ) has a leading edge ( 44 ), a trailing edge ( 46 ), a concave metal...
6655921 Rotor blade  
In order to create a rotor blade of hybrid design comprising a vane and a blade root, the vane having a first vane portion made of a metallic material and a second vane portion made of a...
6648596 Turbine blade or turbine vane made of a ceramic foam joined to a metallic nonfoam, and preparation thereof  
A turbine blade or turbine vane includes a metallic nonfoam region, and a ceramic foam region joined to the metallic region. The ceramic foam region is an open-cell solid ceramic foam made of...
6641366 Wind power generating system with an obstruction lighting or night marking device  
A wind power generating system with an obstruction lighting or night marking device, and with at least one rotor blade allocated to a rotor hub which exhibits at least one optical waveguide, which...
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