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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
Applicant:
Francisco J. Cunha, Avon, CT (US);
Inventor:
Francisco J. Cunha, Avon, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbine engine component, such as a turbine blade has an airfoil portion with an airfoil mean line, a pressure side, and a suction side. A first region on the pressure side of the airfoil portion has a first array of cooling microcircuits embedded in a wall forming the pressure side. A second region on the pressure side has a second array of cooling microcircuits embedded in the wall. The first region is located on a first side of the mean line and the second region is located on a second side of the mean line.