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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Jason Edward Albert, West Hartford, CT (US);
Atul Kohli, Tolland, CT (US);
Eric L. Couch, Frederick, MD (US);
Jason Edward Albert, West Hartford, CT (US);
Atul Kohli, Tolland, CT (US);
Eric L. Couch, Frederick, MD (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
An airfoil for a turbine engine includes a structure having a cooling passage that has a generally radially extending cooling passageway arranged interiorly relative to an exterior surface of the structure. The cooling passageway includes multiple cooling slots extending there from toward the exterior surface and interconnected by a radially extending trench. The trench breaks the exterior surface, and the exterior surface provides the lateral walls of the trench. The airfoil is manufactured by providing a core having multiple generally axially extending tabs and a generally radially extending ligament interconnecting the tabs. The structure is formed about the core to provide the airfoil with its exterior surface. The ligament breaks the exterior surface to form the radially extending trench in the exterior surface of the structure.