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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2005
Applicants:
Ardeshir Riahi, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Frederick G. Borns, Chandler, AZ (US);
Vivek Agarwal, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Ardeshir Riahi, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Frederick G. Borns, Chandler, AZ (US);
Vivek Agarwal, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus comprising a disk coverplate for a turbine rotor, the disk coverplate comprising a plurality of cooling holes, wherein the distance between the centers of any two adjacent cooling holes is greater than twice the average diameter of the two adjacent cooling holes. A method to control turbine cooling air flow is also disclosed.