Global Patent Index - EP 3392459 A1

EP 3392459 A1 20181024 - COMPRESSOR BLADES

Title (en)

COMPRESSOR BLADES

Title (de)

VERDICHTERSCHAUFELN

Title (fr)

PALES DE COMPRESSEUR

Publication

EP 3392459 A1 20181024 (EN)

Application

EP 17175536 A 20170612

Priority

GR 20170100180 A 20170418

Abstract (en)

This disclosure concerns aerofoils (24) for an axial flow compressor (14). The compressor (14) has an array of aerofoils (14B, 24) angularly spaced about its axis of rotation (11). The aerofoils (24) have leading (32) and trailing (34) edges extending in a direction spanning a flow region defined between a radially inner rotor component (14A) and a radially outer casing (14C). Each aerofoil (24) has opposing pressure (36) and suction (38) surfaces extending between the leading (32) and trailing (34) edges and terminating at a free end (30) of the aerofoil. Each aerofoil (24) leans towards the pressure surface (36) by an angle of between 10° and 80° in the vicinity of the aerofoil tip (30). The aggressive negative lean towards the tip (30) may help reduce over-tip leakage flow in use.

IPC 8 full level

F01D 5/20 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/68 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F01D 5/20 (2013.01 - EP US); F04D 29/164 (2013.01 - EP); F04D 29/324 (2013.01 - EP US); F04D 29/384 (2013.01 - US); F04D 29/544 (2013.01 - EP US); F04D 29/681 (2013.01 - US); F05D 2240/125 (2013.01 - EP US); F05D 2240/307 (2013.01 - EP US); F05D 2250/71 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3392459 A1 20181024; US 2018298912 A1 20181018

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17175536 A 20170612; US 201715634244 A 20170627