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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Charles Thistle, Middletown, CT (US);
Evan P. Molony, Farmington, CT (US);
Carey Clum, East Hartford, CT (US);
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
Airfoils and airfoil cores for airfoils of gas turbine engines are provided. The airfoils include an airfoil body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, at least two serpentine flow cavities formed within the airfoil body, a resupply cavity fluidly connected to one serpentine flow cavity of the at least two serpentine flow cavities and arranged to supply a resupply air to the one serpentine flow cavity through a resupply bypass hole, a junction defined at a location where the resupply cavity fluidly connect to the one serpentine flow cavity, a separator rib within the airfoil body and fluidly separating part of the at least two serpentine flow cavities, at least one crossover rib located between the resupply bypass hole and the separator rib, and at least one crossover aperture located between the at least one crossover rib and the separator rib.