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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Allen Flodman, Rowley, MA (US);
Bhanu Mahasamudram Reddy, Boxford, MA (US);
Mark Douglas Gledhill, Hamilton, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 ;
Abstract
A turbine blade includes an airfoil having a leading edge flow chamber disposed behind a leading edge in front of a pair of side channels. The leading edge channel receives coolant from the pressure side channel in isolation from the suction side channel.