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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Mark Broomer, Boston, MA (US);
Robert Francis Manning, Newburyport, MA (US);
Haidong Liu, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Broomer, Boston, MA (US);
Robert Francis Manning, Newburyport, MA (US);
Haidong Liu, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbine nozzle includes outer and inner bands bounding nozzle vanes. The outer band includes an aft flange. An impingement baffle bridges the outer band and aft flange at the root thereof to provide impingement cooling.