Turbine bucket tip shroud edge profile

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2005-02-08

2005-02-08

Look, Edward K. (Department: 3745)

Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)

Rotor having flow confining or deflecting web, shroud or...

Axially extending shroud ring or casing

C415S173100

Reexamination Certificate

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06851931

ABSTRACT:
A turbine bucket includes a bucket airfoil having a tip shroud with leading and trailing edges defining leading and trailing edge profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X and Y at points 1-7 and 8-15, respectively, set forth in Table I. The X and Y values are distances in inches which, when respective points 1-7 and 8-15 are connected by smooth, continuing arcs, define the leading and trailing edge tip shroud profiles. An airfoil profile at 92% span is defined by Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z in Table II having the same X, Y origin along the radial Z-axis as the origin of Table I. The profiled leading and trailing edges of the tip shroud relative to the airfoil profile afford optimum tip shroud mass distribution which maximizes creep life of the bucket. Stage efficiency is also improved by providing a tip shroud covering the airfoil throat.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4948338 (1990-08-01), Wickerson
patent: 6491498 (2002-12-01), Seleski et al.

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