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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002

Filed:

May. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Vincent Chung, Tempe, AZ (US);

Milton Ortiz, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Kin Poon, Tempe, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 ; F01D 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 ; F01D 9/04 ;
Abstract

A thin wall cooling system has multiple in-wall channels traversing a thin wall structure such as the wall of a gas turbine engine blade or vane. The blade has a hollow interior that may be divided into multiple cavities. Coolant is introduced into an entry opening of each in-wall channel and then discharged through exit openings into the vane cavities. The coolant then exits the cavities by through wall channels to discharge the coolant to form a cool air film on the external surface of the blade. This combination allows improved cooling control for structures that experience an elevated temperature environment, as for example, the flow of hot gas across the exterior surface of a gas turbine engine blade.


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