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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Stephen Batt, Lincoln, GB;
Andy Pacey, Lincoln, GB;
Inventors:
Stephen Batt, Lincoln, GB;
Andy Pacey, Lincoln, GB;
Assignee:
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/06 (2006.01); F01D 5/04 (2006.01); F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/041 (2013.01); F01D 5/181 (2013.01); F01D 9/042 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vane is provided for use in a fluid flow of a turbine engine. The vane includes a thin-walled radially extending aerodynamic vane body having axially spaced leading and trailing edges, and a radially outer platform. The wall of the vane body includes an outer shell and an inner shell and defines an interior cavity therein for flowing a cooling medium. A radially extending load strut is arranged at the inner shell of the wall of the leading edge of the vane body.