Abstract:
A gas turbine engine component includes a wall having first and second wall surfaces, a cooling hole extending through the wall and a convexity. 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 and a second lobe adjacent the first lobe and diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section. The convexity is located near the outlet.
Abstract:
An airfoil includes an airfoil section having an external wall and an internal wall (690). The internal wall (690) defines a first reference plane (663) extending in a spanwise direction and through a thickness of the internal wall (690). A first cavity (682) and a second cavity (684) are separated by the internal wall (690). A plurality of crossover passages (686) within the internal wall (690) connects the first cavity (682) to the second cavity (684). The plurality of crossover passages (686) are arranged such that the passage axis (687) of each of the plurality of cooling passages (686) intersects a surface of the second cavity (684).
Abstract:
An airfoil includes an airfoil section having an external wall and an internal wall (690). The internal wall (690) defines a first reference plane (663) extending in a spanwise direction and through a thickness of the internal wall (690). A first cavity (682) and a second cavity (684) are separated by the internal wall (690). A plurality of crossover passages (686) within the internal wall (690) connects the first cavity (682) to the second cavity (684). The plurality of crossover passages (686) are arranged such that the passage axis (687) of each of the plurality of cooling passages (686) intersects a surface of the second cavity (684).
Abstract:
A casting article includes a circuit forming portion (98; 198) having an interior channel (91; 191) and an outer shell body (95; 195) that surrounds the interior channel (91; 191). An engineered failure feature (175) is formed in the outer shell body (95; 195) and is configured to increase compressibility of the casting article during a casting process.
Abstract:
A method of forming a metal single crystal turbine component (10) with internal passageways includes forming a polycrystalline turbine blade with internal passageways by additive manufacturing and filling the passageways with a core ceramic slurry. The ceramic slurry is then treated to harden the core (20) and the turbine component is encased in a ceramic shell which is treated to form a ceramic mold. The turbine component in the mold is then melted and directionally solidified in the form of a single crystal. The outer shell and inner ceramic core are then removed to form a finished single crystal turbine component with internal passageways.
Abstract:
A method of forming a metal single crystal turbine component (10) with internal passageways includes forming a polycrystalline turbine blade with internal passageways by additive manufacturing and filling the passageways with a core ceramic slurry. The ceramic slurry is then treated to harden the core (20) and the turbine component is encased in a ceramic shell which is treated to form a ceramic mold. The turbine component in the mold is then melted and directionally solidified in the form of a single crystal. The outer shell and inner ceramic core are then removed to form a finished single crystal turbine component with internal passageways.
Abstract:
A method for forming an airfoil includes forming a ceramic core, forming a refractory metal core using additive manufacturing, joining the ceramic core and the refractory metal core to form a hybrid core, and casting the airfoil around the hybrid core. The ceramic core is used to define an internal cavity of the airfoil. The refractory metal core has an upstream end and a downstream end. The upstream end has a lateral thickness greater than a lateral thickness of the downstream end. The refractory metal core is used to define a trailing edge cavity within the airfoil. The trailing edge cavity is in flow communication with the internal cavity of the airfoil and trailing edge slots located on an outer surface of the airfoil near a trailing edge. This method provides for an airfoil having a trailing edge cavity of variably thickness and casting cores used for their manufacture.
Abstract:
A component for a gas turbine engine includes a wall that adjoins an interior cooling passage and provides an exterior surface. A film cooling hole fluidly connects the interior cooling passage and the exterior surface. The film cooling passage includes inlet and outlet passages that fluidly interconnect and adjoin one another in a misaligned non-line of sight relationship.
Abstract:
A stage of a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a row of flow directing components circumferentially disposed about a centerline axis and at least one flow directing component of the row having at least one design characteristic that is dissimilar from a corresponding design characteristic of at least one other flow directing component of the row.
Abstract:
A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a wall having an internal surface, an outer skin and a cooling hole having an inlet extending from the internal surface and merging into a metering section, and a diffusion section downstream of the metering section that extends to an outlet located at the outer skin. At least two lobes are embedded within the diffusion section of the cooling hole. At least one surface of each of the at least two lobes is at least partially cylindrical.