Blade Helix definition?
Blade Helix definition?
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Can someone explain how are these blades defined? I am trying to model them in Catia but I am not sure what "lead" 6.000 RH" actually means and and where is the centre of helix twist.
Never seen this kind of dwg before (old dwg) so not sure if everything is defined here or there is some missing info...
Never seen this kind of dwg before (old dwg) so not sure if everything is defined here or there is some missing info...

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RE: Blade Helix definition?
Perhaps, this question should be resubmitted to engineering computer programs forum... for the specific 3D software You are using to model the compressor...
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Section A-A cuts through two vanes, yet vanes are not shown with a hatch in (what seems to be) the section A-A view.
There is a section line B-B. Where is the B-B view?
One edge of each vane seems to be curved, but I don't see anything that defines the curvature.
The other edge doesn't seem to be shown.
It would help me if the direction of rotation or direction of flow were shown. Then I could make a better guess as to which way the vanes pitch.
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2. Do you have access to the tooling?
The inlet is the bottom (or right-hand side depending on view)
I made centrifugal pumps for years. Our Catia drawings only showed the edges of the vanes, not the shape.
The shapes were defined by old-school methods on the tooling drawings.
After all we had to make core box inserts, then mold cores, place them into the mold, and then cast parts.
All we really cared about was being able to replicate the core box inserts, then we knew that the vanes would come out the same.
Considering that these are flat I am guessing that they are a very old design and made in a similar way.
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This component is more complex than it appears and may have embedded elements/practices intrinsic to this tiny [relatively small] extract of an original 'antique' component drawing. Often these antique drawings have lots secondary design elements that are filled with embedded proprietary specifications... and may be telegraphed within the PL or the NOTES.
Regardless, there its a whole world of 'reverse engineering' likely needed here. Among a few others that I'm aware of is...
MIL-HDBK-115 U.S. ARMY REVERSE ENGINEERING HANDBOOK (GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES)
There are design elements likely to be defined more clearly in industry documents and texts related to centrifugal compressor design that could shed light on this 'basic drawing'.
ALSO... 'Hands-on' examination of a serviceable [or not] part could answer a lot of questions. I am unsure if this alloy permits it... but an X-ray/CT-scan-to-digital file might be useful.
Regards, Wil Taylor
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@ Ed 1.Yes, 2.No (but we wont resort to reverse engineering yet)
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I believe this factors in the twist of the blade which I assume keeps the aerodynamic load on the blade even from tip to hub.
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Knowing the finished blade geometry isn't much help in that process, it is the tooling that is critical.
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RE: Blade Helix definition?
Maybe you have modelled the 27 deg. conical trim already, and as you say, the curvature in the end view looks different - which view does the actual impeller most resemble, the drawing or your CAD model?
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Here is an image of 9 developed screw flights: a horizontal rectangular shape swept through about 1/4 revolution on a 6.000 pitch helical path, and then circular patterned 9 times.
Next, I trimmed those flights with two triangular sections, making revolved cuts around the helix centerline, at 27 degrees to horizontal, or 63 degrees relative to the rotation axis of the helix, using the sketch shown below:
The result looks pretty close to what is shown in the drawings, see the end view of the trimmed impeller below (I have not modeled the i.d. and o.d. cylindrical surfaces nor the end conical flare):
It probably needs to be tweaked to get the vane section to the correct thickness. There will likely also be issues with how the "blend radii" at the i.d. and o.d. walls is accomplished in CAD, but then that's always the way it seems. Also, I didn't address Mint's concern about the side view of the developed vane, but would assume a horizontal section cut through a single vane would create a view similar to the drawing...or maybe not. Either way, I've wasted enough time and have other things to do now, and already deleted the cad file.
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