General Electric Company
FAN BLADE WITH INTRINSIC DAMPING CHARACTERISTICS

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture corresponding to a fan blade with intrinsic damping characteristics are disclosed. An example fan blade comprises an exterior body including a first side and a second side; a first hairpin structure coupled to the first side of the exterior body and the second side of the exterior body; and a second hairpin structure coupled to the first side and the second side, the first hairpin structure in contact with the second hairpin structure.