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公开(公告)号:US11814965B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-14
申请号:US17454363
申请日:2021-11-10
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Thomas Earl Dyson , Nicholas William Rathay , Adam John Fredmonski
CPC classification number: F01D5/187 , F01D5/147 , F05D2240/304 , F05D2260/202 , F05D2260/232 , F05D2260/608
Abstract: A turbomachine blade, and a coupon for a turbomachine blade, are disclosed. The blade may include an airfoil body having a pressure side and a suction side connected by a leading edge and a trailing edge, a coolant feed passage defined in the airfoil body, and a coolant reuse passage defined in the airfoil body. The blade may also include a first cooling circuit defined in the airfoil body. The first cooling circuit may include a rearward passage extending toward the trailing edge from and fluidly coupled to the coolant feed passage, and a radially spreading return passage extending away from the trailing edge toward and fluidly coupled to the coolant reuse passage. The cooling circuit may also include a radially extending turn passage coupling the rearward passage and the radially spreading return passage. A first set of obstructions may be positioned in the radially extending turn passage.
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公开(公告)号:US11499434B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-15
申请号:US17262399
申请日:2018-07-31
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Thomas Earl Dyson , Brian Brzek , Fred Willett, Jr. , Paul Dimascio
Abstract: In one embodiment, an airfoil includes an airfoil body portion, an airfoil tip portion disposed radially outward of the airfoil body portion, an airfoil root portion, and a plurality of radial cooling passages extending through the airfoil body portion from the root portion to the tip airfoil portion. The airfoil body portion and the airfoil tip portion are joined at a braze interface or a weld interface. The airfoil tip portion includes at least one manifold fluidly connecting at least one radial cooling passage to at least one other radial cooling passage.
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公开(公告)号:US11326470B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-10
申请号:US16722980
申请日:2019-12-20
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Thomas Earl Dyson , Douglas Glenn Decesare , Changjie Sun
Abstract: A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component and method of fabrication including a plurality of counterflow elongated functional features. The CMC component includes a plurality of longitudinally extending ceramic matrix composite plies forming a densified body and a plurality of elongated functional features formed therein the densified body. Each of the plurality of functional features is configured longitudinally extending and in alignment with the plurality of ceramic matrix composite plies. Each of the plurality of elongated functional features includes an inlet configured in cross-ply configuration. The plurality of elongated functional features are configured to provide a flow of fluid from a fluid source to an exterior of the ceramic matrix composite component. The plurality of functional features are configured in alternating flow configuration.
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公开(公告)号:US20210156265A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-27
申请号:US16697242
申请日:2019-11-27
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Nicholas William Rathay , Thomas Earl Dyson , Brian Brzek
IPC: F01D5/18
Abstract: A cooling assembly includes a coolant chamber disposed inside an airfoil of a turbine assembly that directs coolant inside the airfoil. The airfoil extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge along an axial length of the airfoil. Inlet cooling channels are fluidly coupled with the coolant chamber and direct the coolant in a direction toward a trailing edge chamber of the airfoil. The trailing edge chamber is fluidly coupled with at least one inlet cooling channel. The trailing edge chamber is disposed at the trailing edge of the airfoil and includes an inner surface. The inlet cooling channels direct at least a portion of the coolant in a direction toward the inner surface of the trailing edge chamber. One or more outlet cooling channels direct at least a portion of the coolant in one or more directions away from the trailing edge chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US20210047718A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-18
申请号:US16539803
申请日:2019-08-13
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Thomas Earl Dyson , Lyndsay Marie Kibler , Brendon James Leary , David Vincent Bucci
Abstract: A method of depositing a coating on a component of a turbine engine. The method includes forming a turbine component including at least one cooling flow passage in fluid communication with an aperture on a surface of the turbine component. A protective shield is formed on an inner surface of the at least one cooling flow passage and extending to an exterior of the turbine component via the aperture. During a coating process, the protective shield is configured to block the coating from being deposited in the at least one cooling flow passage via the aperture. Subsequent to coating, at least a portion of the protective shield is removed to provide for passage of a cooling fluid flow in the at least one cooling flow passage. The cooling fluid flow exits the turbine component through the aperture. A turbine component employing user of the protective shield is also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20190040745A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-07
申请号:US15667765
申请日:2017-08-03
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Emily Rosette Clark , James Richard Winka , Daniel Robinson Getsinger , Thomas Earl Dyson , Brian Gene Brzek , James Fredric Wiedenhoefer , William Robb Stewart
CPC classification number: F01D5/186 , F01D5/187 , F01D9/065 , F01D25/14 , F01D25/24 , F05D2240/11 , F05D2240/303 , F05D2240/304 , F05D2250/314 , F05D2250/75 , F05D2260/202 , F05D2260/204 , F05D2260/205 , F05D2260/2212 , F05D2260/2214 , F23R3/002 , F23R3/005 , F23R3/06 , F23R2900/03041 , F23R2900/03045
Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooling an engine component, such as an airfoil, for a turbine engine including an outer wall separating a cooling fluid flow from a hot fluid flow. A cooling circuit including a cooling passage having opposing sidewalls can be provided in the engine component. At least one turbulator can be provided between the opposing sidewalls, and can include a conduit having an inlet and an outlet passing through the at least one turbulator.
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公开(公告)号:US20190017391A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-17
申请号:US15648541
申请日:2017-07-13
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Thomas Earl Dyson , Nicholas William Rathay , Brendon James Leary , Gregory Terrence Garay , Gustavo Adolfo Ledezma , David Wayne Weber , Aaron Ezekiel Smith
Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooling a blade tip for a turbine engine can include an blade, such as a cooled turbine blade, having a tip rail extending beyond a tip wall enclosing an interior for the blade at the tip. A plurality of film-holes can be provided in the tip rail. A flow of cooling fluid can be provided through the film-holes from the interior of the blade to cool the tip of the blade.
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公开(公告)号:US20180171872A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-21
申请号:US15379988
申请日:2016-12-15
Applicant: General Electric Company
CPC classification number: F02C7/18 , F01D5/18 , F01D5/186 , F01D9/02 , F01D25/12 , F05D2220/32 , F05D2240/35 , F05D2260/202 , F23R3/06
Abstract: A cooling assembly comprises a cooling chamber disposed inside a turbine assembly. The cooling chamber is configured to direct cooling air inside one or more of a combustion chamber or an airfoil of the turbine assembly. An orthogonally converging diffusing (OCD) conduit is fluidly coupled with the cooling chamber. The OCD conduit is configured to direct at least some of the cooling air out of the cooling chamber outside of an exterior surface of the one or more of the combustion chamber or the airfoil. The OCD conduit is elongated along and encompasses an intersection between a constricting plane and a diffusing plane that are traverse to each other. The OCD conduit has an interior surface with a first distance between opposing first portions of the interior surface. The first distance increases in the diffusing plane at increasing distances along the intersection from the cooling chamber toward the exterior surface. The interior surface of the OCD conduit has a second distance between opposing second portions of the interior surface of the OCD conduit. The second distance between opposing second portions decreases in the constricting plane at the increasing distances along the intersection from the cooling chamber toward the exterior surface.
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公开(公告)号:US11732594B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-22
申请号:US16697242
申请日:2019-11-27
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Nicholas William Rathay , Thomas Earl Dyson , Brian Brzek
IPC: F01D5/18
CPC classification number: F01D5/189 , F01D5/186 , F05D2240/121 , F05D2240/304 , F05D2250/711 , F05D2260/202 , F05D2260/2212
Abstract: A cooling assembly includes a coolant chamber disposed inside an airfoil of a turbine assembly that directs coolant inside the airfoil. The airfoil extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge along an axial length of the airfoil. Inlet cooling channels are fluidly coupled with the coolant chamber and direct the coolant in a direction toward a trailing edge chamber of the airfoil. The trailing edge chamber is fluidly coupled with at least one inlet cooling channel. The trailing edge chamber is disposed at the trailing edge of the airfoil and includes an inner surface. The inlet cooling channels direct at least a portion of the coolant in a direction toward the inner surface of the trailing edge chamber. One or more outlet cooling channels direct at least a portion of the coolant in one or more directions away from the trailing edge chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US11655718B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-23
申请号:US17316026
申请日:2021-05-10
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Thomas Earl Dyson , Nicholas William Rathay , Brendon James Leary , Gregory Terrence Garay , Gustavo Adolfo Ledezma , David Wayne Weber , Aaron Ezekiel Smith
CPC classification number: F01D5/187 , F01D5/141 , F01D5/20 , F01D5/3007 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2240/307 , F05D2260/201 , F05D2260/202 , F05D2260/205
Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooling a blade tip for a turbine engine can include an blade, such as a cooled turbine blade, having a tip rail extending beyond a tip wall enclosing an interior for the blade at the tip. A plurality of film-holes can be provided in the tip rail. A flow of cooling fluid can be provided through the film-holes from the interior of the blade to cool the tip of the blade.
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