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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2018
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas M. LoRicco, Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/186 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F01D 5/18 (2013.01); F01D 5/183 (2013.01); F01D 5/188 (2013.01); F01D 5/189 (2013.01); F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2240/126 (2013.01); F05D 2260/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes a first cavity, a second cavity, and a rib extending from a suction sidewall to a pressure sidewall and separating the first cavity from the second cavity. The rib includes a central portion, a first edge portion extending from the pressure sidewall to the central portion, and a second edge portion extending from the suction sidewall to the central portion. The rib defines one or more communication openings from the first cavity to the second cavity in the first or second edge portion.