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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
James Michael Hoffman, Hamilton Township, OH (US);
Weston Nolan Dooley, West Chester, OH (US);
Matthew Lee Krumanaker, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Aaron Ezekiel Smith, Montgomery, OH (US);
Steven Robert Brassfield, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/081 (2013.01); F01D 5/187 (2013.01); F05D 2240/121 (2013.01); F05D 2240/303 (2013.01); F05D 2240/81 (2013.01); F05D 2260/202 (2013.01); F05D 2260/205 (2013.01); F05D 2260/2212 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbine engine can include an airfoil comprising an outer wall bounding an interior, as well as an airfoil cooling circuit located within the interior and including a feed tube separating into at least first and second branches. A flow divider can be included in the airfoil and positioned to confront the feed tube.