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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
David Wayne Weber, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gregory Thomas Foster, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/187 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/122 (2013.01); F05D 2240/304 (2013.01); F05D 2240/35 (2013.01); F05D 2250/185 (2013.01); F05D 2260/202 (2013.01); F05D 2260/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trailing edge cooling system for a multi-wall blade, including: a cooling circuit, including: an outward leg extending toward a trailing edge of the multi-wall blade and fluidly coupled to a coolant feed; a return leg extending away from the trailing edge of the multi-wall blade and fluidly coupled to a coolant collection passage; and a turn for coupling the outward leg and the return leg; wherein the outward leg is radially offset from the return leg along a radial axis of the multi-wall blade.