Abstract: Vibration induced compressor vane failure from tip leakage vortex bursting is eliminated or minimized. By securing the vane at opposite ends to inner and outer stationary casings, tip leakage is entirely avoided hence avoiding the mechanism for inducing vibration. By contouring the inner surface of the flow path to converge the flow in a downstream direction with a cantilevered compressor vane having a vane tip spaced from the inner casing surface, airflow lift off is precluded or minimized maintaining the flow attached to the flowpath surfaces with consequent avoidance of tip vortex induced vibration.

Abstract: A method to mistune rotating stall aerodynamics by preventing the formation of coherent unsteady loads. Compressor air is extracted in an asymmetric circumferential pattern. The asymmetric bleed pattern disrupts the rotating stall cell rotational pattern, preventing the formation of a coherent aerodynamic excitation.