What is compressor blade loading and its effects on a compressor blade?

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Compressor blade loading refers to the stress experienced by compressor blades due to centrifugal forces, which is most significant near the hub. This stress can lead to tensile and radial forces that challenge the blade's structural integrity. The design often includes a curved root to enhance strength in these high-stress areas. Additionally, aerodynamic factors contribute to varying tangential velocities across the blade, affecting loading. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for optimizing blade design and material selection, especially with advancements in anisotropic metal alloys.
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I want to know what is compressor blade loading. When it is said that a compressor blade will be overloaded near the hub, what does it means?
 
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The tensile, radial stress in the blade due to the centrifugal force is greatest at the hub.
 
Some blades have a curved root to provide greater area there.

Are you designing them?
 
What does it means from an aerodynamic point of view? Does it means that the tangential velocity is higher at that particular region. I just want to know what is the definition of the term blade loading. If anyone can give me a link to some reference paper that would be great,
 
I guess you're speaking of gas turbine blades?

Out of my field.
In 1970's I used to drink beer with a guy who designed such blades. So your query struck my curiosity.
He was entranced by a lamp i'd made from a big old steam turbine blade and especially its curved root.
He explained to me that is where they have most trouble because the immense centrifugal force produces so much tension. They were working on developing anisotropic metal alloys for the application.
Several of his colleagues stopped by to see my old yard long turbine blade lamp.

So i tried a search on "anisotropic gas turbine blade loading" for you
and google offered me scholarly links that look way over my head.
I feel like an ant trying to help a lion, but here goes anyway...
hopefully one of them helps you... even if just by suggesting search terms

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20000004184.pdf

http://www.researchgate.net/publication/24373015_Cyclic_structural_analyses_of_anisotropic_turbine_blades_for_reusable_space_propulsion_systems

https://books.google.com/books?id=4...e&q=anisotropic turbine blade loading&f=false

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20000004184.pdf

http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/ifme/l-festigkeit/pdf/1/qi-an-fe.pdf

good luck,

old jim
 
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There is also a bending stress (always foreword) due to the pressure behind the blade being higher than the pressure in front of it, this force is greatest at the root of the blade.
 
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