Fan blade compliant shim

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F01D 5/30 (2006.01) F01D 5/28 (2006.01)

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CA 2426135

A compliant shim (50) for use between the root (40) of a gas turbine fan blade (30) and a dovetail groove (18) in a gas turbine rotor disk (12) to reduce fretting therebetween. The compliant shim (50) has first and second slots (74, 78) for engaging tabs (42, 44) extending from the fan blade root (40). The slots (74, 78) and tabs (42, 44) cooperates to hold the shim (50) during engine operation. An oxidation layer (80) covers the compliant shim.

Cette invention a trait à une cale auto-adaptative (50) venant s'intercaler entre l'emplanture d'une pale de soufflante de turbine à gaz (30) et une gorge à queue d'aronde (18) du disque rotor (12) de ladite turbine et ce, afin de réduire l'usure de contact entre ces deux pièces. Cette cale (50) comporte deux encoches (74, 78) entrant en prise avec des ailettes (42, 44) partant de l'emplanture de la pale de la soufflante (40). Ces encoches (74, 78) et ces ailettes (42, 44) coopèrent afin de maintenir en place la cale (50) lors du fonctionnement de la soufflante. Cette cale est revêtue d'une couche d'oxydation (80).

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