A blade for a rotating machine, particularly for a gas turbine engine, has a leading edge and a trailing edge joined by pressure and suction surfaces. The trailing edge has a serrated form including a first periodic variation and a second periodic variation of higher frequency and lower amplitude th
A blade for a rotating machine, particularly for a gas turbine engine, has a leading edge and a trailing edge joined by pressure and suction surfaces. The trailing edge has a serrated form including a first periodic variation and a second periodic variation of higher frequency and lower amplitude than the first periodic variation.
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1. A blade for a rotating machine, the blade having a leading edge and a trailing edge joined by pressure and suction surfaces, the trailing edge having a serrated form comprising a first periodic variation that defines a profile, wherein a region of the trailing edge has a second periodic variation
1. A blade for a rotating machine, the blade having a leading edge and a trailing edge joined by pressure and suction surfaces, the trailing edge having a serrated form comprising a first periodic variation that defines a profile, wherein a region of the trailing edge has a second periodic variation of higher frequency and lower amplitude than the first periodic variation, andwherein the second periodic variation is defined only by elongated gaps that extend from the profile of the first periodic variation into the blade. 2. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first periodic variation and the second periodic variation give rise to corresponding periodic variations in a local effective chord length of the blade. 3. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first periodic variation is a sawtooth shape. 4. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first periodic variation is sinusoidal. 5. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein a spatial periodicity of the first periodic variation is about 9 mm. 6. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein an amplitude of the first periodic variation is about 30 mm. 7. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein a depth of the elongated gaps is about 22.5 mm. 8. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein a width of the elongated gaps is about 0.5 mm. 9. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein a lateral spacing of the elongated gaps is about 0.5 mm. 10. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the trailing edge is formed with low frequency serrations, and the elongated gaps are formed from elongated gaps provided in the low frequency serrations. 11. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the elongated gaps extends in a direction parallel to airflow past the blade when the blade is in operation. 12. A gas turbine engine comprising a fan having a plurality of fan blades, each fan blade having a leading edge and a trailing edge joined by pressure and suction surfaces, the trailing edge having a serrated form comprising only a first periodic variation and a second periodic variation, wherein the second periodic variation is of higher frequency and lower amplitude than the first periodic variation, and the second periodic variation is defined by elongated gaps extending inward from the trailing edge toward the leading edge, the elongated gaps all extending in a direction parallel to airflow through the fan when the fan rotates. 13. The gas turbine engine according to claim 12, wherein the fan is configured to rotate such that a boundary layer of flow develops over the blade, and wherein the elongated gaps have a width and lateral spacing less than the thickness of a boundary layer of flow over the blade at cruise, and the elongated gap has a depth that is greater than the thickness of a boundary layer of flow of the blade at cruise. 14. A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan having a plurality of fan blades, each fan blade having a leading edge and a trailing edge joined by pressure and suction surfaces, the trailing edge having a serrated form comprising only a first periodic variation and a second periodic variation,wherein the second periodic variation is of higher frequency and lower amplitude than the first periodic variation, and the second periodic variation is defined by elongated gaps in the trailing edge, the elongated gaps all extending in a direction parallel to airflow through the fan when the fan rotates,wherein a spatial periodicity of the first periodic variation is about 9 mm and an amplitude of the first periodic variation is about 30 mm, andwherein a depth of the elongated gaps is about 22.5 mm, a width of the elongated gaps is about 0.5 mm, and a lateral spacing of the elongated gaps is about 0.5 mm.
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