Blade outer air seal support cooling air distribution system
US8622693B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01D25/246
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A blade outer air seal (BOAS) of a gas turbine engine has a segmented support ring to support a segmented turbine shroud. The support ring has a cooling air distribution system which includes a plurality of inlet cavities extending axially and inwardly to communicate with an inner cooling air passage within the respective support segments. The inlet cavities each are formed with two recesses defined in respective adjacent two support segments.
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