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Airfoil having multi-passage baffle

US5207556A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 1992
Grant dateMay 4, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05D2260/201
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hollow impingement baffle includes a septum extending between its bottom and top and spaced between its forward and aft edges to define a forward manifold and an aft manifold. The baffle includes an inlet having a forward portion for channeling a first portion of compressed air to the forward manifold, and an aft portion for channeling a second portion of the compressed air into the aft manifold with a predetermined pressure drop for obtaining a lower pressure in the aft manifold relative to a higher pressure in the forward manifold. The baffle includes impingement holes for discharging the compressed air against the inner surface of a surrounding airfoil for the impingement cooling thereof.

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