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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2015
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
San Quach, East Hartford, CT (US);
Christopher King, Bristol, CT (US);
Thomas N. Slavens, Vernon, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A cooling circuit for a gas turbine engine comprises a gas turbine engine component having a body with at least one internal cavity defined by a cavity wall. A plurality of cooling holes formed within the cavity wall, wherein each cooling hole is defined by a length extending from a cooling hole inlet to a cooling hole outlet, and wherein the cooling holes are positioned relative to each other such that a minimum allowable ligament distance is maintained between adjacent cooling holes along the entire length of each cooling hole. A gas turbine engine and a method of forming a cooling circuit for a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.