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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 25, 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:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbine engine component, such as a high pressure turbine blade, has an airfoil portion having a pressure side, a suction side, and a leading edge. A cooling system is provided within the leading edge. The cooling system includes at least one peripheral leading edge cooling channel for creating anti-Coriolis forces in the leading edge of the airfoil portion.