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Film cooled combustor liner and method of making the same

US6266961A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 1999
Grant dateJul 31, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2019

Classification

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

Abstract

A combustor liner for use in a gas turbine engine includes a first annular panel section having a first cooling nugget formed at one end thereof and a second annular panel section having a second cooling nugget formed at one end thereof. A first row of cooling holes is formed in the first cooling nugget, and a second row of cooling holes is formed in the second cooling nugget. The second row of cooling holes is arranged in a preferential cooling pattern including a plurality of arrays, each array has a first set of cooling holes having a first diameter and a second set of cooling holes having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter. The cooling hole arrays are preferably arranged to minimize tooling set-ups and thereby reduce cost. At least one igniter tower is formed in the first annular panel section and is circumferentially aligned with one of the second sets of cooling holes.

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