Cooled vane
US5383766A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/201
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A stator vane for a gas turbine engine wherein the airfoil section includes a plurality of pockets with an impingement hole at the upstream end of a passageway formed in the pocket and a slot formed on the opposite end of the pocket for discharging a film of cooling air along the outer surface of the air foil. The impingement hole and slot being arranged so that the flow of air in the passageway is in counterflow indirect heat exchange relationship with the gas path, thus placing the hottest part of the metal forming the pocket with the coolest air in the pocket.
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