Turbine airfoil with trailing edge cooling featuring axial partition walls

Abstract

A trailing edge cooling feature for a turbine airfoil () includes a plurality of pins (-) positioned in an airfoil interior () toward the trailing edge), each extending from the pressure side () to the suction side () and further being elongated in a radial direction (R). The pins (-) are arranged in multiple radial rows (A-L) spaced along the chordal axis (), with the pins (-) in each row (A-L) being interspaced to define coolant passages (-) therebetween. A row of radially spaced apart partition walls () are positioned aft of the pins (-). Each partition wall () extends from the pressure side () to the suction side () and is elongated in a generally axial direction, extending along the chordal axis () to terminate at the trailing edge (). Axially extending coolant exit slots () are defined in the interspaces between adjacent partition walls (-) that direct coolant exiting a last row (L) of pins () to be discharged from the airfoil () into a hot gas path.