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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wayne Charles Hasz, Pownal, VT (US);
Nesim Abuaf, Schenectady, NY (US);
Robert Alan Johnson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Ching-Pang Lee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/12 ; B05D 1/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/12 ; B05D 1/36 ;
Abstract
A turbine engine component is provided that has a surface that contains a plurality of depressions that are effective to increase the surface area of the component. The depressions are generally concave in contour and improve the heat transfer characteristics of the component. Methods for forming the turbine engine components are also disclosed.