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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew T. Meier, San Diego, CA (US);
Nnawuihe Okpara, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephen Edward Pointon, Santee, CA (US);
Kevin Hirako, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/187 (2013.01); F01D 5/081 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F01D 5/186 (2013.01); F01D 5/3007 (2013.01); F05D 2230/21 (2013.01); F05D 2230/211 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2240/301 (2013.01); F05D 2240/305 (2013.01); F05D 2240/81 (2013.01); F05D 2250/185 (2013.01); F05D 2250/324 (2013.01); F05D 2260/201 (2013.01); F05D 2260/202 (2013.01); F05D 2260/2212 (2013.01); F05D 2260/22141 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbine blade having a base and an airfoil, the base including cooling air inlets and an internal cooling air passageway, and the airfoil including an internal multi-bend heat exchange path beginning at the base and ending at a cooling air outlet at the trailing edge of the airfoil. The airfoil also includes a 'skin' that encompasses a tip wall, an inner spar, and a tip flag cooling system.