Method and apparatus for cooling gas turbine engine rotor blades

A method for fabricating a rotor blade includes casting the turbine rotor blade to include a shank, and a platform having an upper surface and a lower surface, and coupling a first component to the rotor blade such that a first substantially hollow plenum is defined between the first component, the...

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Hauptverfasser: LEEKE LESLIE E.JR, KEITH SEAN R, DANOWSKI MICHAEL J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method for fabricating a rotor blade includes casting the turbine rotor blade to include a shank, and a platform having an upper surface and a lower surface, and coupling a first component to the rotor blade such that a first substantially hollow plenum is defined between the first component, the shank, and the platform lower surface.