Apparatus for cooling a platform of a turbine component
US8523527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present subject matter discloses a turbine component including a platform and an airfoil extending radially upward from the platform. A plurality of curved cooling passages may be defined in the platform. Each of the curved cooling passages may have at least one end disposed at an exterior surface of the platform. Additionally, each of the cooling passages may be configured to direct a cooling medium through the platform.
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