United Technologies Corporation

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Richard W Hoff

James P Chrisikos

Paul M Lutjen

Susan M Tholen

Michael F Blair

Richard H Page

Takao Fukuda

Roger Gates

Irwin D Singer

Francis R Price

Conan P Cook

David R Martin

Barry I Priest

A blade outer air seal (BOAS) casting core has first and second end portions and a plurality of legs. Of these legs, first legs each have: a proximal end joining the first end portion; a main body portion; and a free distal portion. Second legs each have: a proximal end joining the second end portion; a main body portion; and a free distal portion.

Blade outer air seal cores and manufacture methods

A system for optimizing cooling air supply pressure includes a high pressure fluid source which receives bleed air from the exit of a high pressure compressor and a nozzle and ejector assembly for supplying fluid to a point of use at a pressure sufficient to maintain a required cooling airflow and backflow margin at the point of use, and for reducing leakage of the cooling fluid between the high pressure source and the point of use.

Ejector for cooling air supply pressure optimization

A coolable airfoil having a passage for discharging particulates entrained in cooling air is disclosed. Various construction details are developed to provide clean cooling air to the leading edge of the airfoil. In one embodiment, a chordwise duct extends past a spanwisely extending supply passage to the inlet of a spanwisely extending rear passage such that momentum effects direct the flow of a portion of cooling air and particulates from the duct, past the entrance of the supply passage and into the rear passage and a larger portion of the flow of cooling air into the supply passage for cooling the leading edge of the airfoil.

Coolable airfoil

Massage tool

A coolable airfoil having internal cooling passages 82, 84, 74 is disclosed. Various construction details are developed to increase cooling in critical locations of the airfoil. In one embodiment, a pair of side-by-side spanwisely extending passages 82, 84 flow cooling air to the tip passage 74 which extends rearwardly in a flag-like manner.

Coolable airfoil structure

A normal acceleration schedule limits the rate of engine acceleration A second acceleration schedule permits a higher acceleration, which causes higher thermal stress in the hot engine parts. The higher schedule is enabled only during a landing approach, thus limiting the number of such stress cycles, while achieving improved performance for the selected mode.

Aircraft gas turbine engine control

Body massage tool

Rocking chair

A small-sized, ultra-lightweight chair that collapses into a small diameter bundle for easy storage or carrying by hand, in a bag or case, on one's back, or in a backpack, and the like. The chair comprises a front scissor-linkage and a rear scissor-linkage, which are laterally-inwardly foldable to provide for the collapsible nature of the chair. The front and rear scissor-linkages are interconnected by a crossed pair of cords, one pair connecting the scissor-linkages on one lateral side of the chair and the other X-shaped cords connecting the scissor-linkages on the other lateral side of the chair. The scissor-linkages are made of light-weight, rigid slats, the upper ends of the slats of which mount a rectangular piece of fabric for providing the seat proper upon which one sits. The lower ends of the slats of the front scissor-linkage are coupled to the lower ends of the slats of the rear scissor-linkage by a pair of folding braces, one brace for each lateral side of the chair.

Ultra-portable collapsible chair

External body massage device

A method and apparatus for providing high pressure cooling air to the turbine vanes of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. A centrifugal compressor stage is interposed in the flow path of cooling air to the turbine vanes. The centrifugal compressor stage raises the pressure of the cooling air to a value substantially greater than the pressure of the combustion gases entering the turbine. The availability of high pressure cooling air allows the incorporation of improved cooling systems in the turbine vanes. Increasingly effective cooling systems are necessary to the continued development of low pressure drop combustion chambers which discharge high temperature gases to the inlet of the turbine.

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Glastonbury, CT, United States of America

Richard W Hoff