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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Jerome David Brown, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Ronald James Chila, Greenfield Center, NY (US);
Patrick Benedict Melton, Horse Shoe, NC (US);
Russell Deforest, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David William Cihlar, Greenville, SC (US);
Matthew Paul Berkebile, Mauldin, SC (US);
Wei Chen, Greer, SC (US);
John Drake Vanselow, Taylors, SC (US);
Jerome David Brown, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Ronald James Chila, Greenfield Center, NY (US);
Patrick Benedict Melton, Horse Shoe, NC (US);
Russell DeForest, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David William Cihlar, Greenville, SC (US);
Matthew Paul Berkebile, Mauldin, SC (US);
Wei Chen, Greer, SC (US);
John Drake Vanselow, Taylors, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An impingement sleeve and methods for designing and forming an impingement sleeve are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for designing an impingement sleeve is disclosed. The method includes determining a desired operational value for a transition piece, inputting a combustor characteristic into a processor, and utilizing the combustor characteristic in the processor to determine a cooling hole pattern for the impingement sleeve, the cooling hole pattern comprising a plurality of cooling holes, at least a portion of the plurality of cooling holes being generally longitudinally asymmetric, the cooling hole pattern providing the desired operational value.