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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2005
Applicants:

Michiel Kopmels, Bristol, GB;

Michael Jago, Bristol, GB;

Keith Sadler, Bristol, GB;

Peter Goodman, Bristol, GB;

Inventors:

Michiel Kopmels, Bristol, GB;

Michael Jago, Bristol, GB;

Keith Sadler, Bristol, GB;

Peter Goodman, Bristol, GB;

Assignee:

Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A cooling arrangement is provided in which an incident coolant flow is presented to a passage such that a proportion of that flow is diverted in order to create a standing relative overpressure in a chamber compared to the actual static pressure of the flow in the passage. In such circumstances through flow transfer apertures in the walls of the chamber forced coolant flows are presented for impingement upon surfaces and therefore greater heat transfer. Generally, coolant flow is presented to both ends of the chamber in order to create the relative standing overpressure in the chamber relative to the current static pressure presented in the passage through the incident flow. In such circumstances through utilizing the dynamic rotation or other motion of a component incorporating the arrangement a higher relative pressure is achieved for greater force coolant flow projection compared to the incident or actual static pressure of the incident coolant flow in the.


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