Shank shape for a turbine blade and turbine incorporating the same
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture including a bucket airfoil, a bucket dovetail to connect the bucket to a turbine wheel and a shank shape to connect the airfoil to the bucket dovetail, said shank having an uncoated nominal profile including a concave, pressure side, substantially in accordance with Cartesian values of X, Y and Z′
- set forth in Table I wherein the Z′
values are non-dimensional values in a range from 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z′
values by shank height in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define a shank profile section at each distance Z, the profile sections being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete concave, pressure side, shank shape.
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Abstract
A turbine includes a turbine wheel having a plurality of buckets, each of the buckets including a bucket airfoil, a bucket dovetail to connect the bucket to a turbine wheel and a shank shape to connect the airfoil to the bucket dovetail, the shank having an uncoated nominal profile including a concave, pressure side, substantially in accordance with Cartesian values of X, Y and Z′ set forth in Table I wherein the Z′ values are non-dimensional values in a range from 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z′ values by shank height in inches, and a convex, suction side, substantially in accordance with Cartesian values of X, Y and Z′ set forth in Table II wherein the Z′ values are non-dimensional values in a range from 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z′ values by the shank height in inches. The X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define a shank profile section at each distance Z, the profile sections being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete shank shape.
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19 Claims
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1. An article of manufacture including a bucket airfoil, a bucket dovetail to connect the bucket to a turbine wheel and a shank shape to connect the airfoil to the bucket dovetail, said shank having an uncoated nominal profile including a concave, pressure side, substantially in accordance with Cartesian values of X, Y and Z′
- set forth in Table I wherein the Z′
values are non-dimensional values in a range from 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z′
values by shank height in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define a shank profile section at each distance Z, the profile sections being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete concave, pressure side, shank shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- set forth in Table I wherein the Z′
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6. An article of manufacture including a bucket airfoil, a bucket dovetail to connect the bucket to a turbine wheel and a shank shape to connect the airfoil to the bucket dovetail, said shank having an uncoated nominal profile including a convex, suction side, substantially in accordance with Cartesian values of X, Y and Z′
- set forth in Table II wherein the Z′
values are non-dimensional values in a range from 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z′
values by shank height in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define a shank profile section at each distance Z, the profile sections being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete convex, suction side, shank shape. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
- set forth in Table II wherein the Z′
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11. An article of manufacture comprising a turbine wheel having a plurality of buckets, each of said buckets including a bucket airfoil, a bucket dovetail to connect the bucket to a turbine wheel and a shank shape to connect the airfoil to the bucket dovetail, said shank having an uncoated nominal profile including a concave, pressure side, substantially in accordance with Cartesian values of X, Y and Z′
- set forth in Table I wherein the Z′
values are non-dimensional values in a range from 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z′
values by shank height in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define a shank profile section at each distance Z, the profile sections being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete concave, pressure side, shank shape, and said shank nominal profile further including a convex, suction side, substantially in accordance with Cartesian values of X, Y and Z′
set forth in Table II wherein the Z′
values are non-dimensional values in a range from 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z′
values by shank height in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define a shank profile section at each distance Z, the profile sections being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete convex, suction side, shank shape. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- set forth in Table I wherein the Z′
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