Patent ID: 9719355
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: F01D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a blade having a part-span shroud for use with a rotary machine, said method comprising: coupling a suction-side section of the part-span shroud to a suction-side surface of an airfoil of the blade, wherein the suction-side section is positioned such that: coupling a pressure-side section of the part-span shroud to a pressure-side surface of the airfoil, wherein the pressure-side section is positioned such that: wherein the axial chord length of the blade is defined as the distance between the leading edge of the blade and a trailing edge of the blade in a direction perpendicular to a direction of rotation of the blade when the rotary machine is in operation, and wherein the axial distance is defined in the direction of the axial chord length.