Cooling hole with crenellation features
US8978390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49323
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wall of a component of a gas turbine engine includes first and second wall surfaces, an inlet located at the first wall surface, an outlet located at the second surface, a metering section commencing at the inlet and extending downstream from the inlet, and a diffusing section extending from the metering section and terminating at the outlet. The diffusing section includes a leading edge formed at an upstream end of the outlet, a trailing edge formed at a downstream end of the outlet, a body region upstream of the trailing edge, and a plurality of crenellation features located on the body region.
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