ROTOR BLADE FOR A TURBOMACHINE AND TURBOMACHINE
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May 10, 2023
Damper stacks (70), rotor blades (26, 30), and turbomachines are provided. A rotor blade (26) includes a main body including a shank (38) and an airfoil (36) extending radially outwardly from the shank (38). The rotor blade (26, 30) further includes a platform (42) surrounding the main body, the platform (42) comprising a slash face (56, 58). The rotor blade (26, 30) further includes a damper stack (70) disposed at the slash face (56, 68) and extending generally along an axial direction. The damper stack (70) includes a plurality of damper pins (72), each of the plurality of damper pins (72) being in contact with a neighboring damper pin (72).
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