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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2017
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Brandon W. Spangler, Vernon, CT (US);
Atul Kohli, Tolland, CT (US);
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
Airfoils and gas turbine engines having the same, the airfoils including an airfoil body having a leading edge and a trailing edge extending in a radial direction, a cooling cavity defined within the airfoil body, wherein at least one wall of the cooling cavity is a curved end wall, and an end wall contoured pedestal positioned adjacent the curved end wall. The end wall contoured pedestal has a first portion with a contoured side wall and a parallel side wall, and a second portion with tapering side walls, wherein the contoured side wall faces the curved end wall, the contoured side wall paralleling a contour of the curved end wall and defining a meter section therebetween.