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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
David Wayne Weber, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Brendon James Leary, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jacob Charles Perry, II, Taylors, SC (US);
Joseph Anthony Weber, Simpsonville, SC (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A cooling system according to an embodiment includes: a forked passage cooling circuit, the forked passage cooling circuit including a first leg and a second leg; and an air feed cavity for supplying cooling air to the first leg and the second leg of the forked passage cooling circuit; wherein the first leg of the forked passage cooling circuit extends radially outward from and at least partially covers at least one central plenum of a multi-wall blade, and wherein the second leg of the forked passage cooling circuit extends radially outward from and at least partially covers a first set of near wall cooling channels in the multi-wall blade.