Removably attachable snubber assembly
A removably attachable snubber assembly for turbine blades includes a turbine blade airfoil including a trailing edge and a leading edge joined by a pressure side and a suction side to provide an outer surface extending in a radial direction to a tip. At least one snubber attachment platform is integrally formed onto the outer surface of the turbine blade airfoil. The at least one snubber attachment platform includes an interlocking mechanism. A snubber is removably attachable to the at least one snubber attachment platform, the snubber including a first end, a second end, a trailing edge, a leading edge, a snubber length, and a snubber width. The snubber also includes a removable attachment mechanism on at least one of the first end and the second end that connects with the interlocking mechanism on the at least one snubber attachment platform.
- Research Organization:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0023955
- Assignee:
- SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. (Orlando, FL)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,957,818
- Application Number:
- 14/838,645
- OSTI ID:
- 1439329
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2015 Aug 28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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