Compressor with blade tip geometry for reducing tip stresses

摘要

A compressor having a compressor blade with a blade tip portion (50) configured to reduce stresses in the blade tip (68) of the compressor blade (28) is provided. The compressor blade includes a first and second faces (52,54) extending to the blade tip portion (50). The blade tip portion includes a blade tip (68), a first recess (70) extending between the first face (52) and the blade tip, and a second recess (72) extending between the second face (54) and the blade tip.