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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 21, 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 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cooling microcircuit for use in a turbine engine component is provided. The cooling microcircuit has at least one leg through which a cooling fluid flows. A plurality of cast vortex generators are positioned within the at least one leg to improve the cooling effectiveness of the cooling microcircuit.