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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
Stephen William Tesh, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David Wayne Weber, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
Stephen William Tesh, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David Wayne Weber, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F05D 2230/90 (2013.01); F05D 2240/14 (2013.01); F05D 2250/185 (2013.01); F05D 2260/204 (2013.01); Y02T 50/676 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49229 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present embodiments are generally directed toward systems and methods for cooling one or more shroud segments of a gas turbine engine. For example, in a first embodiment, a shroud segment is provided that is configured to at least partially surround a turbine blade of a turbine engine. The shroud segment includes a body and a microchannel disposed in the body. The microchannel is configured to flow a cooling fluid through the body.