GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A MISTURNED STAGE
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1. A stage of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a row of flow directing components circumferentially disposed about a centerline axis; and
at least one flow directing component of said row having at least one design characteristic that is dissimilar from a corresponding design characteristic of at least one other flow directing component of said row.
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Abstract
A stage of a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a row of flow directing components circumferentially disposed about a centerline axis and at least one flow directing component of the row having at least one design characteristic that is dissimilar from a corresponding design characteristic of at least one other flow directing component of the row.
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1. A stage of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
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a row of flow directing components circumferentially disposed about a centerline axis; and at least one flow directing component of said row having at least one design characteristic that is dissimilar from a corresponding design characteristic of at least one other flow directing component of said row. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of designing a stage of a gas turbine engine, comprising the step of:
positioning a row of flow directing components in an array within the gas turbine engine, wherein at least one flow directing component of the row includes at least one design characteristic that is dissimilar from a corresponding design characteristic of at least one other flow directing component of the row. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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