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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2016
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Jeffrey Leon, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Daniel C. Nadeau, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Jeffrey R. Levine, Vernon Rockville, CT (US);
Eleanor D. Kaufman, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Richard N. Allen, West Hartford, CT (US);
Evan P. Molony, Farmington, CT (US);
Gregory Anselmi, Vernon, CT (US);
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An airfoil is disclosed, comprising an airfoil body and an internal cavity within the airfoil body. The internal cavity may comprise an outer edge comprising a first outer scallop and a second outer scallop, an inner edge opposite the outer edge, the inner edge comprising a first inner scallop and a second inner scallop, a leading edge spanning between the outer edge and the inner edge, and a trailing edge spanning between the outer edge and the inner edge and opposite the leading edge. Between the outer edge, the inner edge, the leading edge, and the trailing edge, the internal cavity may comprise eight columns of pedestals disposed axially relative to one another and axially between the leading edge and the trailing edge.