A rotor and a turbo machine including the same are provided. The rotor includes a disk including a disk slot, a blade including a root member inserted into the disk slot and an airfoil disposed outside the root member in a radial direction of the disk, a locking sheet disposed inside the root member in the radial direction, and a fixing portion disposed inside the root member in the radial direction and configured to fix the locking sheet to the root member.

A rotor and a turbo machine including the same are provided. The rotor includes a disk including a disk slot, a blade including a root member inserted into the disk slot and an airfoil disposed radially outside the root member, and configured to form a cooling cavity between an inner surface of the disk slot and the root member, a lifting part installed in the cooling cavity and configured to press the root member in a radially outward direction, and a supporting part installed in the cooling cavity, disposed in contact with the lifting part, and configured to support the lifting part.

A rotor blade retention system for a gas turbine engine includes a rotor blade connection component defining a slot, with the rotor blade connection component including a first set of electric leads. Furthermore, the rotor blade retention system includes a rotor blade having a root section received within the slot, with the rotor blade further including a second set of electric leads. In this respect, the first and second sets of electric leads are electrically coupled together to permit electric current to be supplied to the rotor blade.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a slot to accommodate a blade of an engine. An example apparatus includes: a socket to receive an end of a blade; and a retaining device to interact with the socket and the blade for retention of the end of the blade in the socket. The example retaining device includes: a spacer to be positioned in the socket with the end of the blade; a wedge positioned inside the spacer; and a spring to tighten to pull the wedge to expand the spacer.

A rotary machine is provided. The rotary machine includes a rotor disk including a plurality of slots, a plurality of blades mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the rotor disk, each of the blades having a root part inserted into an associated one of the slots, and a retainer restraining axial movement of the plurality of blades, wherein the retainer includes an inner fixing member inserted into a bottom of the slot, an outer fixing member inserted into a lower surface of the root part to abut against the inner fixing member, and a spacer inserted between the outer fixing member and the bottom of the slot to prevent the outer fixing member from being separated.

A rotor blade retention system for a gas turbine engine includes a rotor blade connection component defining a slot, with the rotor blade connection component including a first set of electric leads. Furthermore, the rotor blade retention system includes a rotor blade having a root section received within the slot, with the rotor blade further including a second set of electric leads. In this respect, the first and second sets of electric leads are electrically coupled together to permit electric current to be supplied to the rotor blade.

A blade coupling structure and a turbine system having the same securely couple a blade to a rotor disk. The blade coupling structure includes a root elastic member disposed between a root end of a blade root of the blade and an inner end of a coupling slot formed in the rotor disk; and a wedge member having a wedge body fitted between the root elastic member and the inner end of the coupling slot. The wedge member and the root elastic member press each other and press the root end so that the blade root is fixedly coupled to the coupling slot. A flat portion of the wedge member contacts the root elastic member, and an inclined portion of the wedge member facilitates the fitting of the wedge body. A wedge passage is formed in non-contact regions of the wedge body and passes a cooling fluid to the blade.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a slot to accommodate a blade of an engine. An example blade apparatus includes: a collet including a slot to receive an end of a blade; and a plurality of retainers including a first retainer positioned on a first end of the collet and a second retainer positioned on a second end of the collet to provide axial retention for the blade in the slot.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a slot to accommodate a blade of an engine. An example blade apparatus includes: a collet including a slot to receive an end of a blade; and a plurality of retainers including a first retainer positioned on a first end of the collet and a second retainer positioned on a second end of the collet to provide axial retention for the blade in the slot.

A rotor and a turbo machine including the same are provided. The rotor includes a disk including a disk slot, a blade including a root member inserted into the disk slot and an airfoil disposed radially outside the root member, and configured to form a cooling cavity between an inner surface of the disk slot and the root member, a lifting part installed in the cooling cavity and configured to press the root member in a radially outward direction, and a supporting part installed in the cooling cavity, disposed in contact with the lifting part, and configured to support the lifting part.