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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2015
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Lane Thornton, Ellington, CT (US);
Ryan Alan Waite, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Peter Balawajder, Vernon, CT (US);
Benjamin F. Hagan, Manchester, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A film cooled component may comprise a cooling chamber and a first ligament centered about a first axis. The first ligament may be in fluid communication with the cooling chamber. A first meter may be disposed at an end of the first ligament. A first diffuser may extend from the first meter to a surface of the film cooled component. The first diffuser may comprise a first tapered sidewall oriented at an angle of between 5 degrees to 15 degrees relative to the first axis. The first diffuser may further comprise a first non-tapered sidewall oriented at an angle less than 5 degrees relative to the first axis.