Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ceramic matrix composite airfoil cooling
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Application No.: US15151838Application Date: 2016-05-11
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Publication No.: US10415397B2Publication Date: 2019-09-17
- Inventor: Kirk Douglas Gallier
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: F01D5/18
- IPC: F01D5/18 ; F01D5/14 ; F01D9/04 ; F01D25/00 ; F01D25/12

Abstract:
Ceramic matrix composite airfoils for gas turbine engines are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an airfoil includes opposite pressure and suction sides extending radially along a span. The pressure and suction sides define an outer surface of the airfoil. The airfoil further includes opposite leading and trailing edges extending radially along the span, the pressure and suction sides extending axially between the leading and trailing edges. The airfoil also includes a filler pack defining the trailing edge; the filler pack comprises a ceramic matrix composite material. Moreover, the airfoil includes a plenum defined within the airfoil for receiving a flow of cooling fluid, and a cooling passage defined within the filler pack for directing the flow of cooling fluid from the plenum to the outer surface of the airfoil. Methods for forming airfoils for gas turbine engines also are provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170328216A1 CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE AIRFOIL COOLING Public/Granted day:2017-11-16
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