Turbomachine rotor blade

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10577945-B2
Application number	US-201715638603-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2017
Priority date	Jun 30, 2017
Publication date	Mar 3, 2020
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a rotor blade for a turbomachine. The rotor blade includes an airfoil having a trailing edge surface and defining a cooling passage. The rotor blade also includes a tip shroud coupled to the airfoil. The tip shroud includes a radially inner surface. The tip shroud defines a cooling core fluidly coupled to the cooling passage. The cooling core includes at least one of a first outlet aperture having a first opening defined by the radially inner surface or a second outlet aperture having a second opening defined by the trailing edge surface of the airfoil. The first or second outlet apertures eject coolant from the cooling core in a direction of a local flow of combustion gases external to the tip shroud.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotor blade for a turbomachine, the rotor blade comprising:
an airfoil including a trailing edge surface, the airfoil defining a cooling passage; and
a tip shroud coupled to the airfoil, the tip shroud comprising a radially inner surface, the tip shroud defining a cooling core fluidly coupled to the cooling passage, the cooling core comprising a first outlet aperture having a first opening defined by the trailing edge surface of the airfoil,
wherein the first outlet aperture is configured to eject coolant from the cooling core in a direction of a local flow of combustion gases external to the tip shroud.

2. The rotor blade of claim 1 , wherein the cooling core further comprises a second outlet aperture having a second opening defined by the radially inner surface, the second outlet aperture configured to eject coolant from the cooling core through the second opening substantially parallel to a camber line at the radially inner surface.

3. The rotor blade of claim 1 , wherein the first outlet aperture is configured to eject coolant from the cooling core through the first opening substantially parallel to a camber line at the trailing edge surface of the airfoil.

4. The rotor blade of claim 2 , wherein the tip shroud comprises a radially outer surface, the cooling core comprising a third outlet aperture having a third opening defined by the radially outer surface, the third outlet aperture being configured to eject coolant from the cooling core through the third opening substantially parallel to an axial direction extending between a forward surface of the tip shroud and an aft surface of the tip shroud.

5. The rotor blade of claim 4 , wherein the first, second, and third outlet apertures are configured to eject a portion of the coolant from the cooling core.

6. The rotor blade of claim 4 , wherein the first, second, and third outlet apertures eject all of the coolant from the cooling core.

7. The rotor blade of claim 1 , wherein the first outlet aperture is a plurality of first outlet apertures.

8. The rotor blade of claim 2 , wherein the second outlet aperture is a plurality of second outlet apertures.

9. The rotor blade of claim 2 , wherein the cooling core comprises a forward cavity and an aft cavity positioned downstream of the forward cavity, the aft cavity being in fluid communication with the first and second outlet apertures.

10. The rotor blade of claim 9 , wherein the forward cavity comprises a serpentine portion.

11. A turbomachine, comprising:
a turbine section including one or more rotor blades, each rotor blade comprising:
an airfoil including a trailing edge surface, the airfoil defining a cooling passage; and
a tip shroud coupled to the airfoil, the tip shroud comprising a radially inner surface, the tip shroud defining a cooling core fluidly coupled to the cooling passage, the cooling core comprising a first outlet aperture having a first opening defined by the trailing edge surface of the airfoil,
wherein the first outlet aperture is configured to eject coolant from the cooling core in a direction of a local flow of combustion gases external to the tip shroud.

12. The turbomachine of claim 11 , wherein the cooling core further comprises a second outlet aperture having a second opening defined by the radially inner surface, the second outlet aperture is configured to eject coolant from the cooling core through the second opening substantially parallel to a camber line at the radially inner surface.

13. The turbomachine of claim 11 , wherein the first outlet aperture is configured to eject coolant from the cooling core through the first opening substantially parallel to a camber line at the trailing edge surface of the airfoil.

14. The turbomachine of claim 12 , wherein the tip shroud comprises a radially outer surface, the cooling core comprising a third outlet aperture having a third opening defined by the radially outer surface, the third outlet aperture being configured to eject coolant from the cooling core through the third opening substantially parallel to an axial direction extending between a forward surface of the tip shroud and an aft surface of the tip shroud.

15. The turbomachine of claim 14 , wherein the first, second, and third outlet apertures are configured to eject a portion of the coolant from the cooling core.

16. The turbomachine of claim 14 , wherein the first, second, and third outlet apertures eject all of the coolant from the cooling core.

17. The turbomachine of claim 11 , wherein the first outlet aperture is a plurality of first outlet apertures.

18. The turbomachine of claim 12 , wherein the second outlet aperture is a plurality of second outlet apertures.

19. The turbomachine of claim 12 , wherein the cooling core comprises a forward cavity and an aft cavity positioned downstream of the forward cavity, the aft cavity being in fluid communication with the first and second outlet apertures.

20. The turbomachine of claim 19 , wherein the forward cavity comprises a serpentine portion.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Brittingham Robert Alan
• Jones Mark Andrew

Classifications

• F05D2260/202

  by film cooling · CPC title

• F01D5/147

  Construction, i.e. structural features, e.g. of weight-saving hollow blades (F01D5/148, F01D5/16 and F01D5/20 take precedence; blade shape F01D5/141; blades with cooling or heating channels or cavities F01D5/18; heating, heat-insulating or cooling means on blades F01D5/18) · CPC title

• F05D2240/307

  related to the tip of a rotor blade · CPC title

• F05D2240/81

  Cooled platforms · CPC title

• F01D5/187 Primary

  Convection cooling · CPC title