Turbomachinery airfoil with optimized heat transfer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5931638
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08908403

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A blade or vane for a gas turbine engine includes a primary cooling system (42) with a series of medial passages (44, 46a, 46b, 46c, 48) and an auxiliary cooling system (92) with a series of cooling conduits (94). The conduits of the auxiliary cooling system are parallel to and radially coextensive with the medial passages and are disposed in the peripheral wall (16) of the airfoil between the medial passages and the airfoil external surface (28). The conduits are chordwisely situated in a zone of high heat load (104, 106) so that their effectiveness is optimized. The conduits may also be chordwisely coextensive with some of the medial passages so that coolant in the medial passages is protected from excessive temperature rise. The chordwise dimension C of the conduits is limited so that potentially damaging temperature gradients do not develop in the airfoil wall (16).

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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CT 06032-2568

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Krause, David A Middletown, CT 10 197
Mongillo, Jr Dominic J New Britain, CT 10 333
Soechting, Friedrich O Tequesta, FL 17 1069
Zelesky, Mark F Coventry, CT 115 1564

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