Research Article

Gas Turbine Blade Damper Optimization Methodology

Table 5

Values of natural frequency and damping of 1st flexure mode of the blade under various damper loads.

Sl numberDamper load (N)Frequency in HzPercentage

101.03f10.96
23001.095f13.25
35001.154f15.08
410001.170f12.54
520001.191f12.5