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    Turbine Blades

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    This document discusses turbine blades, including their applications in jet engines and gas turbine generators. Key design considerations for turbine blades include geometry, cooling vanes, attachment interfaces, and safety factors. Manufacturing processes include investment casting and electro-chemical machining. Materials must withstand very high temperatures, with titanium currently the most common material used. Ongoing research focuses on ceramic and carbon composite blades.

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    This document discusses turbine blades, including their applications in jet engines and gas turbine generators. Key design considerations for turbine blades include geometry, cooling vanes, attachment interfaces, and safety factors. Manufacturing processes include investment casting and electro-chemical machining. Materials must withstand very high temperatures, with titanium currently the most common material used. Ongoing research focuses on ceramic and carbon composite blades.

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    This document discusses turbine blades, including their applications in jet engines and gas turbine generators. Key design considerations for turbine blades include geometry, cooling vanes, attachment interfaces, and safety factors. Manufacturing processes include investment casting and electro-chemical machining. Materials must withstand very high temperatures, with titanium currently the most common material used. Ongoing research focuses on ceramic and carbon composite blades.

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    This document discusses turbine blades, including their applications in jet engines and gas turbine generators. Key design considerations for turbine blades include geometry, cooling vanes, attachment interfaces, and safety factors. Manufacturing processes include investment casting and electro-chemical machining. Materials must withstand very high temperatures, with titanium currently the most common material used. Ongoing research focuses on ceramic and carbon composite blades.

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    Turbine Blades

    Terry Andersen
    Nathan Stastny

    ME 372
    Brigham Young University
    Fall 2001
    Overview
    Applications
    Design Considerations
    Material Considerations
    Manufacturing Processes
    Review
    Questions
    Applications
    Gas Turbine Generators
    Jet Engines
    Rolls Royce Turbine Blades

    Rolls Royce Trent


    Design Considerations
    Geometry
    Cooling Vanes
    Attachment Interface
    Safety Factors
    Geometry
    Strength / Fatigue Life
    Each row will be different
    Air Flow (CFD Package)
    Machineability

    General Turbine Blade Shape


    Cooling Vanes
    Blades must be kept cool
    Often operate near the metal melting
    point
    An increase of only 17 C can
    decrease the engine life by half
    Cool (300 C ) air is run out of the
    blades through small holes (vanes),
    keeping the blades from melting.
    Pic
    Attachment
    Keep Stress Concentrations Low
    Fir Tree Attachment
    Reduced stress
    concentrations
    Easy replacement
    Also known as the
    Christmas Tree
    Safety Factors
    Higher S.F. is usually the best.
    But what if the engine runs out of control at
    speeds higher than intended?
    The energy of the rotating blades goes up with 2
    What happens if the blades brake at 10%
    overload? 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% ?
    Too much energy and the blades might break
    through the engine shroud and into the fuselage.
    Quick Video

    Boeing 777
    Engine Test
    Material Considerations
    Environment
    Creep
    Current Materials Used
    Materials In Research
    Environment
    Air Temperature: Between 850 and 1600 C
    Melting Temperature:
    Steel:1400C
    Nickel Alloy: 1200C
    Titanium:1650C
    Turbine RPM: Appx. 20,000 rpm
    Creep
    Turbine blades elongate during their life
    Tip clearance
    Result of environment and grain structure
    Soft abradable lining
    Directional solidification (cooling)
    Single crystal structure
    Current Materials Used
    Initially Steel
    Nickel Alloys
    Most common material is Titanium
    Laser peening
    Ceramic Coatings
    Material In Research
    Ceramic blades

    Carbon composite blades


    Noise reduction
    Light weight
    Manufacturing Processes
    Machining (not too common)
    Investment Casting
    Secondary machining
    Electro-Chemical Machining
    Single operation
    Design Sites
    1. www.pccsmp.com (manufacturing)
    2. www.turboblades.com (manufacturing)
    3. www.giverin.demon.co.uk/NewFiles/HT
    WTurbines.html (information)
    4. www.gas-turbines.com/begin (information)
    5. www.pratt-whitney.com (engine manufacturer)
    Review
    Applications:
    Jet Engines
    Gas Turbine Generators

    Design Factors:
    Geometry
    S.F.

    Materials:
    Very high temperatures
    Titanium

    Manufacturing:
    Questions
    Dr. Chase
    Squadron Commander

    Nathan

    Terry

    Special thanks to all


    those who didnt
    believe in us, but whom
    weve proved wrong.

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