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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2008
Applicants:
William Abdel-messeh, Middletown, CT (US);
Frank Cunha, Avon, CT (US);
Inventors:
William Abdel-Messeh, Middletown, CT (US);
Frank 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 passageway is provided through which a cooling fluid flows in a first direction. The passageway has a plurality of trip strips positioned within the passageway. Adjacent one of the trip strips are oriented to converge towards each other at a first end to form an apex portion and to form a region in which turbulence is created. The apex portion is oriented at an angle with respect to the first direction.