Inventors:
Mark Matwey - Phoenix AZ, US
Srinivas Chunduru - Chandler AZ, US
David K. Jan - Fountain Hills AZ, US
David Hanley - Scottsdale AZ, US
Assignee:
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. - Morristown NJ
International Classification:
F01D 5/14
B23P 15/04
Abstract:
Embodiments of a multi-piece centrifugal impeller are provided, as are embodiments of a method for manufacturing a multi-piece centrifugal impeller. In one embodiment, the centrifugal impeller includes an inducer piece and an exducer piece. The inducer piece includes, in turn, an inducer hub and a plurality of forward blade segments, which extend radially outward from the inducer hub. The exducer piece includes an exducer hub, which is positioned axially adjacent the inducer hub, and a plurality of aft blade segments, which extending outward from the exducer hub. The plurality of aft blade segments interlock with the plurality of forward blade segments to form a plurality of contiguous blade structures, which extend from a forward portion of the inducer hub to an aft portion of the exducer hub.