摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an abradable bucket shroud for use with a bucket tip so as to limit a leakage flow therethrough and reduce heat loads thereon. <P>SOLUTION: There is provided the abradable bucket shroud 100 for use with the bucket tip 75 so as to limit a leakage flow 240 therethrough and reduce heat loads thereon. The abradable bucket shroud 100 includes a base 120 and a number of ridges 110 positioned thereon. The ridges 110 are made from an abradable material 130. The ridges 110 form a pattern. The ridges 110 have a number of curves with at least a first curve and a second curve and with the second curve having a reverse camber shape. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |