Abstract:
A gas turbine engine component includes a wall having first and second wall surfaces and a cooling hole extending through the wall. The cooling hole includes an inlet located at the first wall surface, an outlet located at the second wall surface, a metering section extending downstream from the inlet and a diffusing section extending from the metering section to the outlet. The diffusing section includes a first lobe diverging longitudinally from the metering section and a second lobe adjacent the first lobe and diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a wall having first and second wall surfaces and a cooling hole extending through the wall. The cooling hole includes an inlet located at the first wall surface, an outlet located at the second wall surface, a metering section extending downstream from the inlet and a diffusing section extending from the metering section to the outlet. The diffusing section includes a first lobe diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section, a second lobe diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section, an upstream end located at the outlet, a trailing edge located at the outlet opposite the upstream end and generally opposite first and second sidewalls. Each sidewall has an edge extending along the outlet between the upstream end and the trailing edge. Each edge diverges laterally from the upstream end and converges laterally before reaching the trailing edge.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine component includes a wall having first and second wall surfaces and a cooling hole extending through the wall. The cooling hole includes an inlet at the first wall surface, an outlet at the second wall surface, a metering section extending downstream from the inlet and a diffusing section extending from the metering section to the outlet. The diffusing section includes a first lobe diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section, a second lobe adjacent the first lobe and diverging longitudinally from the metering section, a third lobe adjacent the second lobe and diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section, and a transition region having an end adjacent the outlet and a portion that extends between the lobes and the outlet. The first and third lobes each include a curved outer portion.
Abstract:
A rotor blade (26) for a gas turbine engine (10) includes an airfoil (34) and a cooling microcircuit (36, 38, 40). The airfoil (34) includes a first side wall (42), a second side wall (44) and a tip endwall (50), where the first side wall (42) and the second side wall (44) extend to and cooperate to form the tip endwall (50), defining a main cavity (62) between the first side wall (42) and the second side wall (44). The cooling microcircuit (36, 38, 40) includes a microcircuit cavity (72), an inlet (74), a side wall outlet (76) and a tip outlet (78). The microcircuit cavity (72) is embedded within the first side wall (72), and the inlet (74) extends from the main cavity (62) to the microcircuit cavity (72). The side wall outlet (76) extends from the microcircuit cavity (72) to an exterior first side surface of the airfoil (42). The tip outlet (78) extends from the microcircuit cavity (72) to an exterior tip surface (52, 54) of the airfoil.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine component subjected to a flow of high temperature gas includes a wall having first and second wall surfaces and a cooling hole extending through the wall. The cooling hole includes an inlet located at the first wall surface, an outlet located at the second wall surface, a metering section extending downstream from the inlet and a diffusing section extending from the metering section to the outlet. The diffusing section includes a first lobe, a second lobe and a transition region. The first lobe diverges longitudinally and laterally from the metering section and has a first shape. The second lobe is generally opposite the first lobe and diverges longitudinally and laterally from the metering section and has a second shape different from the first shape. The transition region is positioned between the first and second lobes and includes a downstream end adjacent the outlet.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a wall having first and second wall surfaces and a cooling hole extending through the wall. The cooling hole includes an inlet located at the first wall surface, an outlet located at the second wall surface, a metering section extending downstream from the inlet and a diffusing section extending from the metering section to the outlet. The diffusing section includes a first lobe diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section, a second lobe diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section, an upstream end located at the outlet, a trailing edge located at the outlet opposite the upstream end and generally opposite first and second sidewalls. Each sidewall has an edge extending along the outlet between the upstream end and the trailing edge. Each edge diverges laterally from the upstream end and converges laterally before reaching the trailing edge.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine component includes a cooling hole. The cooling hole includes an inlet, an outlet, a metering section and a diffusing section. The diffusing section extends from the metering section to the outlet and includes a first lobe diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section, a second lobe adjacent the first lobe and diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section, and a transition region having a portion that extends between the first and second lobes and an end adjacent the outlet.