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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Mark Molter, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Timothy Deryck Stone, Llberty Township, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/187 (2013.01); F01D 5/18 (2013.01); F01D 5/186 (2013.01); F01D 5/188 (2013.01); F01D 5/20 (2013.01); F05D 2240/307 (2013.01); F05D 2250/185 (2013.01); F05D 2260/20 (2013.01); F05D 2260/201 (2013.01); F05D 2260/202 (2013.01); F05D 2260/204 (2013.01); F05D 2260/2212 (2013.01); F05D 2260/607 (2013.01); Y02T 50/676 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dust mitigation system for airfoils includes a plurality of contoured tip turns which curve about at least two axes. This inhibits recirculation areas common within airfoils and further inhibits dust build up within the cooling flow path of the airfoil.