Tangential flow baffle
US6554563B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine nozzle baffle includes a plurality of apertures inclined through a shell for discharging a coolant tangentially therefrom. The baffle is disposed inside a nozzle vane and the tangentially discharged coolant flows generally parallel along the inner surface of the vane for convection cooling thereof.
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