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US 5562409

AIR COOLED GAS TURBINE AEROFOIL

Assignee

ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, A BRITISH COMPANY

Filed

Nov 27, 1985

Granted

Oct 8, 1996

Location

BURTON-ON-TRENT EN GB

Abstract

A hollow turbine blade has cooling air feed passages in the wall defining the central cavity. The wall surfaces of the feed passages slope away from the central cavity in a diverging manner, so as to reduce the step difference in metal thickness between the passages relative to the thickness of metal dividing each passage and the central cavity. The temperature gradient from the blade external surface and the wall surface of the central cavity is thus also reduced, avoiding thermal stresses.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

May 7, 1987

Rescinded

Feb 8, 1995

Duration

7 years, 9 months

Inventor

  • 1DUNCAN J. LIVSEY

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