METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING GAS TURBINE ROTOR BLADES

An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, such that a cavity is defined therebetween. A plurality of cooling circuits are defined within the cavity. Each cooling circuit channels cooling fluid through a...

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Hauptverfasser: WENSTRUP, RENEE, SOLOMON, JENDRIX, RICHARD, WILLIAM, WILLIAMS, CORY, MICHAEL, MARUSKO, MARK, WILLARD, MOLTER, STEVE, MARK, BRASSFIELD, STEVEN, ROBERT, STEGEMILLER, MARK, EDWARD
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, such that a cavity is defined therebetween. A plurality of cooling circuits are defined within the cavity. Each cooling circuit channels cooling fluid through at least one cooling chamber to facilitate cooling the airfoil. More specifically, a cascade impingement circuit, a down pass circuit, a flag tip circuit, and a trailing edge circuit are provided. The cascade impingement circuit includes a central chamber and a plurality of impingement chambers.