Patent · US Expired

Cooled turbine blade

US6328531A · kind A · utility

20Cited by
12References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 5, 1999
Grant dateDec 11, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2019

Classification

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

Abstract

A cooled turbine blade comprising a platform and an aerofoil portion has a rebate formed in the aerofoil portion near the trailing edge on the pressure face side. This rebate extends from the platform to the blade tip, and slots for the escape of cooling air from an internal cavity of the aerofoil portion open into the rebate.

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