Rotary machine having non-uniform blade and vane spacing
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1. A system, comprising:
- a rotary machine comprising;
a stator; and
a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator, wherein the rotor comprises at least four equally sized sectors about a circumference of the rotor, wherein each of the sectors comprises a different number of blades.
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Abstract
A system, including a rotary machine including: a stator, a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator, wherein the rotor comprises a plurality of blades having a non-uniform spacing about a circumference of the rotor.
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1. A system, comprising:
a rotary machine comprising; a stator; and a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator, wherein the rotor comprises at least four equally sized sectors about a circumference of the rotor, wherein each of the sectors comprises a different number of blades. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17)
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7. A system, comprising:
a rotary machine comprising; a first stage comprising a plurality of first blades configured to rotate about an axis; and a second stage comprising a plurality of second blades configured to rotate about the axis, wherein the plurality of second blades is offset relative to the plurality of first blades along the axis, and at least one of the plurality of first blades or the plurality of second blades has a non-uniform blade spacing about the axis, wherein the non-uniform blade spacing is defined by a plurality of blade platforms having different widths in a circumferential direction about the axis, and wherein each platform of the plurality of blade platforms comprises a single blade coupled to each platform. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19)
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13. A system, comprising:
a first turbine blade set comprising; a plurality of first blades coupled to a turbine engine about a first axis, wherein at least some of the plurality of first blades have first blade platforms with different first widths in a first circumferential direction about the first axis to define a first non-uniform blade spacing, and each of the first blade platforms has a single first blade coupled to the first blade platform. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 20)
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