Component with cooling passage for a turbine engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11486259-B1
Application number	US-202117519958-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 5, 2021
Priority date	Nov 5, 2021
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

An engine component for a turbine engine comprising a wall defining an interior and having an outer surface over which flows the combustion airflow. The outer surface defining a first side and a second side extending between an upstream edge and a downstream edge and extending between a root and a tip. At least one cooling conduit provided in the interior and having conduit sidewalls; a set of cooling passages with at least one of the cooling passages in the set comprising: a first cooling passage portion having a surface outlet opening on the surface; a second cooling passage portion, intersecting the first cooling passage portion, and having an inlet fluidly coupled to the cooling conduit and an intermediate outlet fluidly connecting the second cooling passage portion to the first cooling passage at the intersection. The cooling passage comprising at least one fillet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine component for a turbine engine having a working airflow separated into a cooling airflow and a combustion airflow, the engine component comprising:
an outer wall defining an interior and having an outer surface over which flows the combustion airflow, the outer surface defining a first side and a second side extending between an upstream edge and a downstream edge and extending between a root and a tip,
at least one cooling conduit provided in the interior and having conduit sidewalls;
a set of cooling passages formed in the outer wall and fluidly coupling the at least one cooling conduit to the outer surface, at least one of the cooling passages in the set comprising:
a first cooling passage portion having a first cross-sectional area defining a first dimension and having a surface outlet opening on the outer surface;
a second cooling passage portion having a second cross-sectional area defining a second dimension, the second cooling passage portion intersecting the first cooling passage portion to define a junction, and having an inlet fluidly coupled to the cooling conduit and an intermediate outlet fluidly connecting the second cooling passage portion to the first cooling passage portion at the junction;
an impingement zone formed at the junction of the first cooling passage portion and the second cooling passage portion, with the first cooling passage defining an impingement surface facing the intermediate outlet of the second cooling passage portion;
a diffusion slot formed in the first cooling passage portion and having slot sidewalls defining a first centerline; and
at least one fillet located within at least one of the first cooling passage portion or the second cooling passage portion and having a radius defined by a ratio defined as either:
a first ratio equal to the first dimension (H) to the radius (R): (H/R), or
a second ratio equal to the second dimension (D) to the radius (R): (D/R);

wherein the first and second ratios are each greater than 1/10 (0.10).

2. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the at least one fillet, is at least one of an inlet fillet or an intermediate fillet with a radius (R) associated with the second ratio (D/R).

3. The engine component of claim 2 wherein the intermediate fillet is located along a downstream edge of the intermediate outlet.

4. The engine component of claim 2 wherein the intermediate fillet defines a perimeter of the intermediate outlet.

5. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the at least one fillet is an outlet fillet defining at least a portion of the surface outlet located at a downstream edge of the surface outlet and having a radius (R) associated with the first ratio (H/R).

6. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the at least one fillet is a hood fillet extending between the slot sidewalls and the outer surface of the outer wall and having a radius (R) associated with the first ratio (H/R).

7. The engine component of claim 6 wherein the hood fillet is located at an upstream edge of the surface outlet.

8. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the first cooling passage portion extends between a rear wall and the surface outlet and the intermediate outlet is spaced from the rear wall to define a pocket.

9. The engine component of claim 8 , further comprising a rear fillet extending between the slot sidewalls and the rear wall and having a radius (R) associated with the first ratio (H/R).

10. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the first cooling passage portion extends between a rear wall and the surface outlet and the rear wall aligns with the intermediate outlet.

11. The engine component of claim 10 , further comprising a rear fillet extending between the slot sidewalls and the rear wall and having a radius (R) between ⅛D and D.

12. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the slot sidewalls define a height (H) and a width of the diffusion slot and the width increases to define an increasing cross-sectional area.

13. The engine component of claim 12 wherein a line extending from at least one of the slot sidewalls and the first centerline intersect to form an angle (β) between −20 degrees and 20 degrees.

14. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the first centerline extends in a first direction through the impingement zone and in a second direction different than the first direction toward the surface outlet.

15. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the first direction and the second direction differ by at least 10 degrees.

16. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction.

17. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the second cooling passage portion extends along a second centerline perpendicular to the conduit sidewalls.

18. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the second cooling passage portion extends along a second centerline angled with respect to the conduit sidewalls.

19. The engine component of claim 1 wherein the at least one fillet is multiple fillets defined by both the first ratio (H/R) and the second ratios (D/R).

20. An engine component for a turbine engine having a working airflow separated into a cooling airflow and a combustion airflow, the engine component comprising:
an outer wall defining an interior and having an outer surface over which flows the combustion airflow, the outer surface defining a first side and a second side extending between an upstream edge and a downstream edge and extending between a root and a tip,
at least one cooling conduit provided in the interior and having conduit sidewalls;
a set of cooling passages formed in the outer wall and fluidly coupling the at least one cooling conduit to the outer surface, at least one of the cooling passages in the set comprising:
a first cooling passage portion extending between a rear wall and a surface outlet opening on the surface;
a second cooling passage portion, intersecting the first cooling passage portion to define a junction, and having an inlet fluidly coupled to the cooling conduit and an intermediate outlet fluidly connecting the second cooling passage portion to the first cooling passage portion at the junction;
an impingement zone formed at the junction of the first cooling passage portion and the second cooling passage portion, with the first cooling passage portion defining an impingement surface facing the intermediate outlet of the second cooling passage portion;
a diffusion slot formed in the first cooling passage portion and having slot sidewalls defining a first centerline and at least one of the following:
an intermediate fillet connecting the second cooling passage portion to the first cooling passage portion and defining at least a portion of the intermediate outlet;
an inlet fillet extending between the second cooling passage portion and the conduit sidewalls and defining at least a portion of the inlet;
a rear fillet extending between the slot sidewalls and the rear wall;
an outlet fillet extending between the slot sidewalls and the outer surface of the outer wall at a downstream end of the surface outlet and defining at least a portion of the surface outlet; or
a hood fillet extending between the slot sidewalls and the outer surface of the outer wall and defining at least a portion of the surface outlet.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Osgood Daniel Endecott
• Gallier Kirk Douglas
• Webster Zachary Daniel
• Garay Gregory Terrence
• Rathay Nicholas William
• Durstock Daniel Lee

Classifications

• F05D2260/204

  by the use of microcircuits · CPC title

• F05D2260/202

  by film cooling · CPC title

• F05D2260/201

  by impingement of a fluid · CPC title

• F01D5/187 Primary

  Convection cooling · CPC title

• F01D5/186 Primary

  Film cooling (F01D5/187 takes precedence) · CPC title