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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2018
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Aaron Ezekiel Smith, Montgomery, OH (US);
Gregory Thomas Foster, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); F02C 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/187 (2013.01); F01D 5/186 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 7/18 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/35 (2013.01); F05D 2240/81 (2013.01); F05D 2250/185 (2013.01); F05D 2260/201 (2013.01); F05D 2260/202 (2013.01); F05D 2260/204 (2013.01); Y02T 50/676 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cooling system according to an embodiment includes: a leading edge cooling circuit including a pressure side serpentine circuit and a suction side serpentine circuit; a first mid-blade cooling circuit including a suction side serpentine circuit; a second mid-blade cooling circuit including a pressure side serpentine circuit; a trailing edge cooling circuit; and at least one air feed for supplying cooling air to the leading edge cooling circuit, the first mid-blade cooling circuit, the second mid-blade cooling circuit, and the trailing edge cooling circuit.