Tip seal and anti-contamination for turbine blades
US5476364A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cavity judiciously dimensioned and located adjacent the tip's surface discharge port of internally cooling passage of the airfoil of the turbine blade of a gas turbine engine and extending from the pressure surface to the back wall of the discharge port guards against the contamination and plugging of the discharge port.
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