Gas turbine aerofoil
US7056093B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas turbine aerofoil with at least one internal cavity for conveying cooling fluid through the aerofoil has at least one internal cavity adjacent the aerofoil leading edge, at least one impingement cooling passage extending from, and in flow communication with the cavity, and at least one film cooling hole extending from, and in flow communication with, the cooling passage. The impingement passage extends into the aerofoil wall in the region of the leading edge and opens into the film cooling hole. The cooling hole extends through the aerofoil wall to an external surface of the aerofoil at a position downstream of the leading edge such that, in use, cooling fluid from the cavity exits the cooling passage into the cooling hole as an impingement jet against the internal surface of the cooling hole in the region of the leading edge.
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