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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Srinath Varadarajan Ekkad, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Eric Ian Esposito, Geismar, LA (US);
Yong Weon Kim, San Diego, CA (US);
Srinath Varadarajan Ekkad, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Eric Ian Esposito, Geismar, LA (US);
Yong Weon Kim, San Diego, CA (US);
Solar Turbines Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A jet impingement array design and method are disclosed for efficiently cooling the liner of a gas turbine combustion chamber, while eliminating almost all effects of coolant gas crossflow. The design includes an array of extended jet ports for which the distance between the ends of the jet ports and the surface to be cooled progressively decreases from upstream to downstream. Spent air from upstream jets is directed away from downstream jets, thereby reducing the detrimental effects of crossflow, and optimizing heat transfer.