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Combustion apparatus

US6708499B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by
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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 2002
Grant dateMar 23, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23R2900/03045
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wall element for use as part of an inner wall of a gas turbine engine combustor wall structure is of cast construction and includes a plurality of cooling apertures provided therethrough and formed during the casting process. The cooling apertures may be located in positions where they could not be conventionally formed by laser drilling.

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