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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
Anthony Louis Giglio, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
Anthony Louis Giglio, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 11/08 (2006.01); F01D 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/225 (2013.01); F05D 2250/294 (2013.01); F05D 2260/204 (2013.01); F05D 2230/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bucket assembly is disclosed. The bucket assembly includes an airfoil having a generally aerodynamic contour and defining a tip, and a lower body portion extending generally radially inward from the airfoil. The bucket assembly further includes a tip shroud disposed on the tip of the airfoil and comprising a main body and a rail. The rail includes an exterior surface. The exterior surface defines a microchannel. The bucket assembly further includes a cover layer configured on the exterior surface.