Cooling circuit for and method of cooling a gas turbine bucket
Abstract
A closed internal cooling circuit for a gas turbine bucket includes axial supply and return passages in the dovetail of the bucket. A first radial outward supply passage provides cooling medium to and along a passageway adjacent the leading edge and then through serpentine arranged passageways within the airfoil to a chamber adjacent the airfoil tip. A second radial passage crosses over the radial return passage for supplying cooling medium to and along a pair of passageways along the trailing edge of the airfoil section. The last passageway of the serpentine passageways and the pair of passageways communicate one with the other in the chamber for returning spent cooling medium radially inwardly along divided return passageways to the return passage. In this manner, both the leading and trailing edges are cooled using the highest pressure, lowest temperature cooling medium.
- Inventors:
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- Simpsonville, SC
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874606
- Patent Number(s):
- 6422817
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-95MC31176
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- cooling; circuit; method; gas; turbine; bucket; closed; internal; axial; supply; return; passages; dovetail; radial; outward; passage; provides; medium; passageway; adjacent; leading; edge; serpentine; arranged; passageways; airfoil; chamber; tip; crosses; supplying; pair; trailing; section; communicate; returning; spent; radially; inwardly; divided; manner; edges; cooled; pressure; lowest; temperature; gas turbine; cooling circuit; /416/415/
Citation Formats
Jacala, Ariel C. P. Cooling circuit for and method of cooling a gas turbine bucket. United States: N. p., 2002.
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Jacala, Ariel C. P. Cooling circuit for and method of cooling a gas turbine bucket. United States.
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title = {Cooling circuit for and method of cooling a gas turbine bucket},
author = {Jacala, Ariel C. P.},
abstractNote = {A closed internal cooling circuit for a gas turbine bucket includes axial supply and return passages in the dovetail of the bucket. A first radial outward supply passage provides cooling medium to and along a passageway adjacent the leading edge and then through serpentine arranged passageways within the airfoil to a chamber adjacent the airfoil tip. A second radial passage crosses over the radial return passage for supplying cooling medium to and along a pair of passageways along the trailing edge of the airfoil section. The last passageway of the serpentine passageways and the pair of passageways communicate one with the other in the chamber for returning spent cooling medium radially inwardly along divided return passageways to the return passage. In this manner, both the leading and trailing edges are cooled using the highest pressure, lowest temperature cooling medium.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
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