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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Victor John Morgan, Simpsonville, SC (US);
John Wesley Harris, Jr., Taylors, SC (US);
Michael James Healy, Greenville, SC (US);
Aaron Ezekiel Smith, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Brian Gene Brzek, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Donald Earl Floyd, II, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for providing cooling of a turbine component that includes a region to be cooled is provided. A recess is defined within the region to be cooled, and includes an inner face. At least one support projection extends from the inner face. The at least one support projection includes a free end. A cover is coupled to the region to be cooled, such that an inner surface of the cover is coupled to the free end of the at least one support projection, such that at least one cooling fluid passage is defined within the region to be cooled.