CENTER-LOCATED CUTTER TEETH ON SHROUDED TURBINE BLADE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shroud for a 2nd-stage bucket having a cutter-tooth (54) centered substantially between the opposite ends. SOLUTION: A turbine bucket (24) includes a cutter-tooth (54) carried by the tip shroud seal (46) for enlarging a groove in a fixed shroud, the cutter tooth ha...

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Zusammenfassung:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shroud for a 2nd-stage bucket having a cutter-tooth (54) centered substantially between the opposite ends. SOLUTION: A turbine bucket (24) includes a cutter-tooth (54) carried by the tip shroud seal (46) for enlarging a groove in a fixed shroud, the cutter tooth has a center point located with reference to X, Y, and Z axes, where the X-axis extends axially in an exhaust flow direction, the Y-axis extends in a direction of rotation of the turbine bucket, and the Z-axis extends radially through the intersection of the X and Y axes, the center point is located about 1/2 inch along the Y-axis from the X=0 position, and the Z-axis is located 0.517 inches from the outside edge of a seal pin extending along the entry dovetail (40), as measured in a direction normal to the shank (38) of the bucket. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI