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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2022
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Constantinos Minas, Slingerlands, NY (US);
William Morton, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/18 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2260/213 (2013.01); F05D 2260/232 (2013.01); F05D 2260/941 (2013.01); F05D 2270/303 (2013.01); F05D 2270/332 (2013.01); F05D 2270/44 (2013.01); F05D 2270/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A minimum creep life location (MCLL) on a blade for a turbine blade design is received. A temperature at the MCLL on the blade is monitored. When the temperature at the MCLL exceeds a predetermined threshold, a cooling air supply is adjusted to lower the temperature below the threshold during engine operation.