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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kirk D. Gallier, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cedric Carlton Lowe, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F01D 25/32 (2006.01); B22C 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/187 (2013.01); B22C 9/10 (2013.01); F01D 9/04 (2013.01); F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F01D 25/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/30 (2013.01); F05D 2230/211 (2013.01); F05D 2240/304 (2013.01); F05D 2240/307 (2013.01); F05D 2250/141 (2013.01); F05D 2260/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method of forming an engine component having an outer wall forming an interior. The interior can be separated into two or more flow paths or flow channels. The two flow paths can be formed by casting having one or more core ties connecting the flow paths during casting. One or more core tie holes can be formed remnant of the core ties during casting in order to fluidly couple the two or more flow paths or flow channels.