The present disclosure relates generally to a fan blade spacer including a conduit disposed within a fan blade spacer composed of an elastically deformable material.
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1. A spacer for insertion in a slot in a fan rotor, the spacer comprising: an elongated body member including a first spacer end and a second spacer end;a conduit, including a conduit outer surface and a conduit inner surface, disposed within the elongated body member, wherein the conduit includes a
1. A spacer for insertion in a slot in a fan rotor, the spacer comprising: an elongated body member including a first spacer end and a second spacer end;a conduit, including a conduit outer surface and a conduit inner surface, disposed within the elongated body member, wherein the conduit includes a plurality of threads disposed on the conduit inner surface, wherein the conduit includes a plurality of threads disposed on the conduit outer surface; andwherein the elongated body member is composed of an elastically deformable material. 2. The spacer of claim 1, wherein the conduit is positioned near one of either the first spacer end or the second spacer end. 3. The spacer of claim 1, wherein the conduit is composed of a metallic material. 4. The spacer of claim 1, wherein the conduit is formed in a helical shape. 5. The spacer of claim 1, wherein the elastically deformable material is selected from a group consisting of: a rigid elastic material, a compliant material, an elastomeric material, a viscoelastic composite material, a plastically crushable material, a thermoplastic material, a thermoset material, and a honeycomb structured material. 6. A fan rotor comprising: a disk including a plurality of slots in its periphery, each slot including a slot bottom surface;a plurality of blades attached to the disk, each blade including a blade root engaged in a corresponding one of the plurality of slots;an elongated spacer interposed between each of the blade root and the slot bottom surface of the corresponding one of the plurality of slots, wherein the elongated spacer includes a first spacer end and a second spacer end;a conduit, including a conduit outer surface and a conduit inner surface, disposed within the elongated spacer, wherein the conduit includes a plurality of threads disposed on the conduit inner surface, wherein the conduit includes a plurality of threads disposed on the conduit outer surface; andwherein the elongated spacer is composed of an elastically deformable material. 7. The fan rotor of claim 6, wherein the conduit is positioned near one of either the first spacer end or the second spacer end. 8. The fan rotor of claim 7, wherein the conduit is composed of a metallic material. 9. The fan rotor of claim 7, wherein the conduit is formed in a helical shape. 10. The fan rotor of claim 7, wherein the elastically deformable material is selected from a group consisting of: a rigid elastic material, a compliant material, an elastomeric material, a viscoelastic composite material, a plastically crushable material, a thermoplastic material, a thermoset material, and a honeycomb structured material. 11. A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan assembly comprising: a disk including a plurality of slots in its periphery, each slot including a slot bottom surface;a plurality of blades attached to the disk, each blade including a blade root engaged in a corresponding one of the plurality of slots; andan elongated spacer interposed between each of the blade root and the slot bottom surface of the corresponding one of the plurality of slots, wherein the elongated spacer includes a first spacer end and a second spacer end;a conduit, including a conduit outer surface and a conduit inner surface, disposed within the elongated spacer, wherein the conduit includes a plurality of threads disposed on the conduit inner surface, wherein the conduit includes a plurality of threads disposed on the conduit outer surface; andwherein the elongated body member is composed of an elastically deformable material. 12. The gas turbine engine of claim 11, wherein the conduit is positioned near one of either the first spacer end or the second spacer end. 13. The gas turbine engine of claim 11, wherein the conduit is composed of a metallic material. 14. The gas turbine engine of claim 11, wherein the conduit is formed in a helical shape. 15. The gas turbine engine of claim 11, wherein the elastically deformable material is selected from a group consisting of: a rigid elastic material, a compliant material, an elastomeric material, a viscoelastic composite material, a plastically crushable material, a thermoplastic material, a thermoset material, and a honeycomb structured material.
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Przytulski James C. (Fairfield OH) Hemsworth Martin C. (Cincinnati OH), Apparatus for preloading an airfoil blade in a gas turbine engine.
Belmonte, Olivier; Goga, Jean-Luc Christian Yvon; Mahieu, Jean-Noël, Spacer interposed between a blade root and the bottom of a slot in the disk in which the blade is mounted.
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