US4684322A
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Cooled turbine blade
Assignee: Rolls Royce PLC
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Filing: 1982-10-26
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Granted: 1987-08-04
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Expires: 2002-10-26
Abstract
Abstract The blade has an aerofoil body 10 having a leading edge surface 11 which is cooled by air passing through a helical first passage 12 having first portions passing close to said leading edge surface and alternating with second portions passing through a more nearly central part of the blade section remote from said leading edge. A spanwise but straight second passage 15 extends through the blade in a position within the helical passage and closer to the second than the first portions thereof. Heat abstracted from the leading edge by air flow in said first portions is transferred by the flow to the second portions and from there through the blade material to the flow in the straight passage.
Inventors
- 👤 Rodney J. Clifford
- 👤 Ian J. Charters
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 09:26
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/12; F01D5/14; F01D5/18; F01D5/187; F05; F05D; F05D2250/00; F05D2250/20; F05D2250/25
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A turbine blade comprising an aerofoil body, at least one cooling air passage extending through the body in a helical path such that the passage passes alternately between a first and a second region of the blade, wherein the second region is one which, during operation, tends to have a general temperature lower than that of the first region and wherein the passage and the second region are so arranged that during operation the cooling air in the passage becomes heated by the first region to a temperature greater than that of the second region, so that the second region receives heat from the cooling air.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A turbine blade comprising an aerofoil body, at least one cooling air passage extending through the body in a helical path such that the passage passes alternately between a first and a second region of the blade, wherein the second region is one which, during operation, tends to have a general temperature lower than that of the first region and wherein the passage and the second region are so arranged that during operation the cooling air in the passage becomes heated by the first region to a temperature greater than that of the second region, so that the second region receives heat from the cooling air.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A blade according to claim 1 comprising a spanwise duct for cooling air to cool said second region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A blade according to claim 2 wherein said duct extends within the helix defined by said passage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A blade according to claim 2 wherein said duct extends outside the helix defined by said passage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A blade according to claim 1 comprising a spanwise duct for cooling air, at least two said passages arranged in succession along the span of the blade, each passage having an inlet port in said duct.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A blade according to claim 1 wherein said first and second regions are adjacent to respective surfaces of the blade which, in operation, have different temperatures.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
106 words
A turbine blade comprising an aerofoil body, at least one cooling air passage extending through the body in a serpentine path such that the passage passes alternately between a first and a second region of the blade, wherein the second region is one which, during operation, tends to have a general temperature lower than that of the first region and wherein the passage and the second region are so arranged that during operation the cooling air in the passage becomes heated by the first region to a temperature greater than that of the second region, so that the second region receives heat from the cooling air.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
106 words
A turbine blade comprising an aerofoil body, at least one cooling air passage extending through the body in a serpentine path such that the passage passes alternately between a first and a second region of the blade, wherein the second region is one which, during operation, tends to have a general temperature lower than that of the first region and wherein the passage and the second region are so arranged that during operation the cooling air in the passage becomes heated by the first region to a temperature greater than that of the second region, so that the second region receives heat from the cooling air.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A blade according to claim 7 comprising a spanwise duct for cooling air to cool said second region.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A blade according to claim 7 comprising a spanwise duct for cooling air, at least two said passages arranged in succession along the span of the blade, each passage having an inlet port in said duct.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A blade according to claim 7 wherein said first and second regions are adjacent to respective surfaces of the blade which, in operation, have different temperatures.
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