This mock-up shows the new blade design being tested by the Bureau of Mines. The base of the blade is thicker and there is a strip of titanium carbide at the point of previous severe erosion. If used, please credit Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior.During LDC's final 1,100-hour run, this rotor blade (arrow) was undercut by ash flowing along the rotor past the tips of the stator blades. If used, please credit Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior.

New Rotor Blade Design

Identifier:: 002692
Title:: New Rotor Blade Design
Date:: 1960-1970
Description:: This mock-up shows the new blade design being tested by the Bureau of Mines. The base of the blade is thicker and there is a strip of titanium carbide at the point of previous severe erosion. If used, please credit Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior.During LDC's final 1,100-hour run, this rotor blade (arrow) was undercut by ash flowing along the rotor past the tips of the stator blades. If used, please credit Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Acquisition Source:: Morgantown Post
Acquisition Method:: Acquired
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView