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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Andrew R. Narcus, Loxahatchee, FL (US);
Matthew Gent, Port St. Lucie, FL (US);
Neal Therrien, Stuart, FL (US);
Andrew R. Narcus, Loxahatchee, FL (US);
Matthew Gent, Port St. Lucie, FL (US);
Neal Therrien, Stuart, FL (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A scoop () over a coolant inlet hole () in an outer wall (B) of a double-walled tubular structure (A,B) of a gas turbine engine component (). The scoop redirects a coolant flow () into the hole. The leading edge () of the scoop has a central projection () or tongue that overhangs the coolant inlet hole, and a curved undercut () on each side of the tongue between the tongue and a generally C-shaped or generally U-shaped attachment base () of the scoop. A partial scoop () may be cooperatively positioned with the scoop ().