Turbine Engine Questions: Squealer Tips & Classified Weights?

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The discussion centers on the terms "Squealer Tips" and "Classified Weights" related to turbine blades in the Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbo-prop engine. "Squealer Tips" refer to a design feature that enhances aerodynamic efficiency, likely derived from steam turbine practices. "Classified Weights" denote weights associated with components that are commercially confidential or classified for military purposes. Both terms highlight the intersection of engineering design and proprietary information in turbine technology.

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I recently saw the terms "Squealer Tips" and "Classified Weights" in a text about turbine blades in an article on the Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbo-prop engine. Can anyone explain what is meant by these two terms? What are they and what do they "do"?
 
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I would understand that to mean they got information from people with access to unpublished information, but without the authority or permission to release it.
 
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Google will tell you what a squealer tip is. This must be a US term., I never heard of it on my side of the Atlantic. The idea seems to be a leftover from steam turbine design practice.

A classified weight is presumably the weight of something that is classified (i.e commercially confidential, or a military secret) information.
 

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