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Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2025
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);

Inventors:

Thomas P. Warburg, West Chester, OH (US);

Zachary R. Noeth, Loveland, OH (US);

Kelli Marie Fishback, Liberty Township, OH (US);

Marie Myers, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Zachary Daniel Webster, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Kurt Thomas Whittington, Maineville, OH (US);

Kirk D. Gallier, Liberty Township, OH (US);

Jared Peter Buhler, Lynn, MA (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F02C 7/12 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2013.01); F02C 7/12 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F05D 2260/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A gas turbine engine having a blade assembly with a platform, an airfoil, and a shank. The airfoil has a plurality of cooling conduits, and the shank has a plurality of inlet passages to provide cooling fluid to the cooling conduits in the airfoil. The cooling fluid is vented through a plurality of cooling holes along the airfoil. The blade assembly has specific geometries that improve durability.


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