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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2022
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Zachary Daniel Webster, Mason, OH (US);
Aaron Ezekiel Smith, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Gregory Terrence Garay, West Chester, OH (US);
Kirk D. Gallier, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 9/02 (2006.01); F01D 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/186 (2013.01); F01D 5/187 (2013.01); F01D 9/02 (2013.01); F01D 9/065 (2013.01); F05D 2230/10 (2013.01); F05D 2260/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method relating to a cooling hole of a component of a turbine engine. The cooling hole can extend from an inlet to an outlet to define a connecting passage. The cooling hole can contain a diffusing section. The diffusing section can be defined by an interior surface having variable geometries.