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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2010
Applicant:
Mahesh Bathina, Bangalore, IN;
Inventor:
Mahesh Bathina, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nozzle includes a center body and a shroud circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the center body to define an annular passage between the center body and the shroud. A plurality of apertures pass through the center body to the annular passage, and a plenum extends inside the center body and is in fluid communication with the plurality of apertures. A cooling medium is in fluid communication with the plenum. A method for cooling a nozzle includes flowing a cooling medium through a plenum across a surface of the nozzle.