Patent ID: 8814524
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: B23P,F01D,F04D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a turbomachinery component having a shaft operable to rotate when a working fluid is flowed through the turbomachinery component; a bladed ring operable to produce a pressure change in the working fluid as it flows through the turbomachinery component, the bladed ring having a hoop continuous construction that includes a hoop monolithic continuous ring of unitary construction, an annular array of blades on a first side of the ring, and a coupling protrusion extending into an opening defined by a second side of the ring that is opposite that of the first side of the ring; and a disk located within the opening of the bladed ring and coupled with the shaft and the bladed ring, the disk having a receiving portion structured to slidingly engage the coupling protrusion.