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Plug resistant effusion holes for gas turbine engine

US11306659B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 2019
Grant dateApr 19, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An effusion cooling hole for a component associated with a gas turbine engine extends along a longitudinal axis. The effusion cooling hole includes an inlet section spaced apart from a first surface of the component. The inlet section includes a face orientated transverse to the first surface and defines an inlet through the face that has a first diameter. The effusion cooling hole includes an outlet at a second surface of the component and downstream from the inlet section. The effusion cooling hole includes a diverging section downstream from the inlet section and upstream from the outlet. The diverging section is defined substantially external to a thickness of the component, and the effusion cooling hole transitions from the first diameter to a second diameter at the diverging section. The effusion cooling hole includes an intermediate section that fluidly connects the diverging section to the outlet.

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