BLADED ROTOR WHEEL
DRIVE
June 7, 2023
The invention provides a bladed rotor wheel of an aero turbine stage comprising a portion of a rotor blade with a shank portion and a bottom surface; a portion of a forged rotor disk with a rim portion and an outer surface; and a joining structure provided by an additive manufacturing process configured for integrally merging the portion of a rotor blade with the portion of a forged rotor disk. The invention also provides an aero turbine comprising such bladed rotor wheel and an aircraft comprising such aero turbine.
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