Turbine airfoil cooling system with cooling systems using high and low pressure cooling fluids
A turbine airfoil cooling system including a low pressure cooling system and a high pressure cooling system for a turbine airfoil of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the low pressure cooling system may be an ambient air cooling system, and the high pressure cooling system may be a compressor bleed air cooling system. In at least one embodiment, the compressor bleed air cooling system in communication with a high pressure subsystem that may be a snubber cooling system positioned within a snubber. A delivery system including a movable air supply tube may be used to separate the low and high pressure cooling subsystems. The delivery system may enable high pressure cooling air to be passed to the snubber cooling system separate from low pressure cooling fluid supplied by the low pressure cooling system to other portions of the turbine airfoil cooling system.
- Research Organization:
- SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. Orlando, FL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-05NT42644
- Assignee:
- SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,797,259
- Application Number:
- 14/200,168
- OSTI ID:
- 1404936
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 07
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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