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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
William Scott Zemitis, Greenville, SC (US);
Michael Sherman, Greenville, SC (US);
Luke C. Sponseller, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/187 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/81 (2013.01); F05D 2260/221 (2013.01); F05D 2260/941 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides a turbine bucket. The turbine bucket may include a platform, an airfoil extending from the platform at an intersection thereof, and a cooling circuit extending within the platform and the airfoil. The cooling circuit may include a root turn with an asymmetric shape so as to reduce stress concentrations therein.