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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles D MacArthur, Clayton, OH (US);
Richard E Quigley, Jr, Kettering, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415114 ; 415116 ; 416 / ;
Abstract
Structure and method for cooling hollow turbine rotor blades of a gas turbine engine utilizing vaporization and decomposition of an endothermic fuel are described which comprise a source of liquid endothermic fuel operatively connected to the blade, a passage for conducting the fuel through the blade and a layer of catalyst on the internal surfaces of the blade for promoting decomposition of the fuel.