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Title: Gas turbine bucket cooling circuit and related process

Abstract

A turbine bucket includes an airfoil portion having leading and trailing edges; at least one radially extending cooling passage within the airfoil portion, the airfoil portion joined to a platform at a radially inner end of the airfoil portion; a dovetail mounting portion enclosing a cooling medium supply passage; and, a crossover passage in fluid communication with the cooling medium supply passage and with at least one radially extending cooling passage, the crossover passage having a portion extending along and substantially parallel to an underside surface of the platform.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Greer, SC
  2. Halfmoon, NY
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874446
Patent Number(s):
6390774
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22C - FOUNDRY MOULDING
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
DOE Contract Number:  
FC21-95MC31176
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
gas; turbine; bucket; cooling; circuit; related; process; airfoil; portion; leading; trailing; edges; radially; extending; passage; joined; platform; inner; dovetail; mounting; enclosing; medium; supply; crossover; fluid; communication; substantially; parallel; underside; surface; gas turbine; fluid communication; cooling circuit; /416/

Citation Formats

Lewis, Doyle C, and Barb, Kevin Joseph. Gas turbine bucket cooling circuit and related process. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Lewis, Doyle C, & Barb, Kevin Joseph. Gas turbine bucket cooling circuit and related process. United States.
Lewis, Doyle C, and Barb, Kevin Joseph. Tue . "Gas turbine bucket cooling circuit and related process". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874446.
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