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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2015
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Ryan Alan Waite, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Jeffrey Michael Jacques, East Hartford, CT (US);
Benjamin F. Hagan, Manchester, CT (US);
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
What is described is a transfer tube for use with an airfoil of a gas turbine engine coupled to a platform. The transfer tube includes a main body having a first end defining an inlet configured to receive a flow of fluid and a second end defining an outlet for the flow of fluid, the main body having a curved section. The transfer tube also includes a first mating face coupled to the first end of the main body. The transfer tube also includes a second mating face coupled to the second end of the main body. At least one of the first mating face or the second mating face is configured to be coupled to a platform body of the outer diameter platform.