General Electric Company
TURBINE CIRCUMFERENTIAL DOVETAIL LEAKAGE REDUCTION

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a compressor including a rotor defining a circumferential direction, wherein the rotor includes a slot, the slot including a first neck portion, a first blade and a second blade disposed circumferentially apart in the slot, and a block disposed in the slot circumferentially between the first blade and the second blade, the block including second neck portion, the first neck portion to at least partially interface the second neck portion.