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Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 24, 2024
Applicant:

GE Infrastructure Technology Llc, Greenville, SC (US);

Inventors:

Brandon Lee Cox, Greenville, SC (US);

David W. Weber, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/187 (2013.01); F05D 2240/304 (2013.01); F05D 2240/305 (2013.01); F05D 2240/306 (2013.01);
Abstract

An airfoil includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a pressure side wall and a suction side wall each extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The pressure side wall and the suction side wall define a main body region and a trailing edge region. The main body region extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge region and defines an upstream plenum. The trailing edge region extends from the main body region to the trailing edge. The trailing edge region defines pressure side channels and suction side channels in fluid communication with the upstream plenum and arranged in a trussed structure to reduce stress in the trailing edge region. The pressure side channels are disposed adjacent the pressure side wall, and the suction side channels are disposed adjacent the suction side wall.


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