Turbine blade cooling system with lower turning vane bank
US11002138B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/22141
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine blade having a base and an airfoil, the base including cooling air inlets and an internal cooling air passageway, and the airfoil including an internal multi-bend heat exchange path beginning at the base and ending at a cooling air outlet at the trailing edge of the airfoil. The airfoil also includes a “skin” that encompasses a tip wall, an inner spar, and a tip flag cooling system.
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