Method and apparatus for cooling gas turbine rotor blades

US9033652B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9033652-B2
Application numberUS-201113250345-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 30, 2011
Priority dateSep 30, 2011
Publication dateMay 19, 2015
Grant dateMay 19, 2015

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An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, such that a cavity is defined therebetween. A plurality of cooling circuits are defined within the cavity. Each cooling circuit channels cooling fluid through at least one cooling chamber to facilitate cooling the airfoil. More specifically, a cascade impingement circuit, a down pass circuit, a flag tip circuit, and a trailing edge circuit are provided. The cascade impingement circuit includes a central chamber and a plurality of impingement chambers.

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What is claimed is: 1. An airfoil for a gas turbine engine, said airfoil comprising: a first sidewall and a second sidewall coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, such that a cavity is defined therebetween; a first cooling circuit defined within said cavity, said first cooling circuit comprising a central chamber and at least one impingement chamber having a leading edge chamber, a first cascade impingement chamber, and a second cascade impingement chamber, said…

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What does patent US9033652B2 cover?
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, such that a cavity is defined therebetween. A plurality of cooling circuits are defined within the cavity. Each cooling circuit channels cooling fluid through at least one cooling chamber to facilitate cooling the airfoil. More specifically, a cascade impin…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Molter Steve Mark, Brassfield Steven Robert, Jendrix Richard William, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01D5/187. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 19 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).