US Patent 10526905 Asymmetric vane assembly

An asymmetric vane assembly includes a high count vane section including a first plurality of vanes oriented in a first position. The asymmetric vane assembly also includes a low count vane section including a second plurality of vanes oriented in a second position, a total number of vanes in the first plurality of vanes being greater than a total number of vanes in the second plurality of vanes, and each vane of the high count vane section and each vane of the low count vane section having substantially similar internal core geometry.