Blade cascade

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2015167478-A1
Application number	US-201414564831-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 9, 2014
Priority date	Dec 16, 2013
Publication date	Jun 18, 2015
Grant date	—

Abstract

A blade cascade for a turbomachine, having a number of blades ( 11, . . . 14; 21, . . . 25; 31, . . . 37 ) which include a monocrystalline material, each blade having a crystal orientation value (|α|), which is dependent on a crystal orientation of the monocrystalline material of the blade; the crystal orientation values of first blades ( 11, . . . 14 ) being less than a first limiting value and the crystal orientation values of second blades ( 21, . . . 25; 31, . . . 37 ) being at least equal to the first limiting value; and the blade cascade having at least one first sector ( 1 ), which includes at least three successive first blades ( 14, 12, 11, 13 ), and having at least one second sector ( 2+3; 2′+3′; 2″+3″ ), which includes at least three successive second blades ( 22, 21, 23, 24, 25; 31, 34, 36, 37, 33, 32, 35 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A blade cascade for a turbomachine, the blade cascade comprising:
a plurality of blades including a monocrystalline material, each blade having a crystal orientation value dependent on a crystal orientation of the monocrystalline material of the blade; and the crystal orientation values of first blades of the plurality of blades being less than a first limiting value and the crystal orientation values of second blades of the plurality of blades being at least equal to the first limiting value, at least one first sector including at least three successive first blades, and at least one second sector includes at least three successive second blades.

2 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one first sector numbers one, two, or three first sectors and the at least one second sector numbers one, two, or three second sectors.

3 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 1 wherein the crystal orientation values of first second blades are less than a second limiting value and the crystal orientation values of second second blades are at least equal to the second limiting value; and the blade cascade has at least one first second sector including at least three successive first second blades, and at least one second second sector including at least three successive second second blades.

4 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 3 wherein the at least one first sector numbers one, two, or three first sector, the at least one first second sector numbers one, two, or three first second sectors, and the at least one second second sectors numbers one, two, or three second second sectors.

5 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 1 wherein the first limiting value is at least 10% or at most 90% of a maximum crystal orientation value of the blade cascade.

6 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 5 wherein the first limiting value is at least 25% or at most 75% of the maximum crystal orientation value of the blade cascade.

7 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 1 wherein the blades of the first or second sector form at least 20% or at most 80% of the number of the blades of the blade cascade.

8 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 1 wherein the blades of the first or second sector form at least 35% or at most 65% of the number of the blades of the blade cascade.

9 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 1 wherein the crystal orientation values of the blades of the first or second sector are situated regularly.

10 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 9 wherein the regularly situated blades are in a monotonous sequence.

11 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 1 wherein the crystal orientation values of the blades of the first or second sector are situated irregularly.

12 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 1 wherein the crystal orientation of the monocrystalline material is dependent on a deviation of a crystal direction of the monocrystalline material from a profile direction.

13 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 12 wherein the crystal direction is a [001] direction or [100] direction.

14 . The blade cascade as recited in claim 12 wherein the profile direction is a stack axis or profile chord of a vane of the blade.

15 . A turbomachine comprising at least one blade cascade as recited in claim 1 .

16 . The turbomachine as recited in claim 15 wherein the blade cascade is a moving cascade or guide cascade of a turbine stage or compressor stage.

17 . A gas turbine comprising the turbomachine as recited in claim 15 .

18 . A method for manufacturing the blade cascade as recited in claim 1 comprising the following steps:
sorting blades according to the crystal orientation; and
arranging the sorted blades in the first and second sectors according to the crystal orientation values.

Assignees

• MTU Aero Engines AG

Inventors

• Hartung Andreas

Classifications

• F01D5/28 Primary

  Selecting particular materials; {Particular measures relating thereto;} Measures against erosion or corrosion · CPC title

• Y02T50/60

  Efficient propulsion technologies, e.g. for aircraft · CPC title

• F04D29/324

  Blades · CPC title

• F01D5/26

  Antivibration means not restricted to blade form or construction or to blade-to-blade connections {or to the use of particular materials} · CPC title

• F05D2300/607

  Monocrystallinity · CPC title