US4992026A
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Gas turbine blade
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1989-06-22
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Granted: 1991-02-12
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Expires: 2009-06-22
Abstract
Abstract A blade of a gas turbine includes a main body having a dovetail portion and a blade portion extending from the dovetail portion. A cooling air passage for flowing a cooling air is formed in the main body to cool the blade portion. The passage includes a cooling air inlet port open to the dovetail portion and an outlet port open to an extended tip of the blade portion. A first passage portion extends from the inlet port to the portion close to the extended tip along a leading edge of the blade portion. A final passage portion extends from the dovetail portion to the outlet port. The flow sectional area of the final passage portion is gradually decreased from the dovetail portion toward the outlet port. The final passage portion communicates with a number of film cooling holes which are open to the suction side surface of the blade portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumio Ohtomo
- 👤 Yasuo Okamoto
- 👤 Shoko Ito
- 👤 Yoshitaka Fukuyama
- 👤 Hideo Iwasaki
- 👤 Takeshi Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 12:10
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/12; F01D5/14; F01D5/18; F01D5/187; F05; F05D; F05D2260/00; F05D2260/20; F05D2260/202; F05D2260/221; F05D2260/2212
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
258 words
A blade of a gas turbine, said blade comprising: a main body including a dovetail portion and a blade portion extending from said dovetail portion, said blade portion having an extended tip, leading and trailing edges which extend substantially along the extending direction of said blade portion, and a suction side surface and a pressure side surface which are located between said leading and trailing edges and face each other; and (b) cooling means for introducing cooling air inside said main body to cool said main body, said cooling means including a first cooling air passage formed in said main body, said first cooling air passage including: (i) a cooling air inlet port open to said dovetail portion; (ii) an outlet port in said extended tip of said blade portion; (iii) a first passage portion extending from said cooling air inlet port close to said extended tip along said leading edge; (iv) a final passage portion extending from said dovetail portion to said outlet port; and (v) a plurality of film cooling holes which extend from said suction side surface of said blade portion to said final passage portion of said first cooling air passage, (vi) said cooling means having decreasing means fitted to said outlet port, for gradually decreasing a flow sectional area of said final passage portion from said dovetail portion toward said outlet port so that the speed of the cooling air flowing through said final passage portion does not fall despite the fact that air flows out through said plurality of film cooling holes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
258 words
A blade of a gas turbine, said blade comprising: a main body including a dovetail portion and a blade portion extending from said dovetail portion, said blade portion having an extended tip, leading and trailing edges which extend substantially along the extending direction of said blade portion, and a suction side surface and a pressure side surface which are located between said leading and trailing edges and face each other; and (b) cooling means for introducing cooling air inside said main body to cool said main body, said cooling means including a first cooling air passage formed in said main body, said first cooling air passage including: (i) a cooling air inlet port open to said dovetail portion; (ii) an outlet port in said extended tip of said blade portion; (iii) a first passage portion extending from said cooling air inlet port close to said extended tip along said leading edge; (iv) a final passage portion extending from said dovetail portion to said outlet port; and (v) a plurality of film cooling holes which extend from said suction side surface of said blade portion to said final passage portion of said first cooling air passage, (vi) said cooling means having decreasing means fitted to said outlet port, for gradually decreasing a flow sectional area of said final passage portion from said dovetail portion toward said outlet port so that the speed of the cooling air flowing through said final passage portion does not fall despite the fact that air flows out through said plurality of film cooling holes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A blade according to claim 1, wherein: (a) said final passage portion is located at substantially a midpoint between said leading and trailing edges and (b) said plurality of film cooling holes are aligned along the extending direction of said final passage portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A blade according to claim 1, wherein said first cooling air passage has at least one communicating passage portion which extends along the extending direction of said blade portion and connects said first passage portion and said final passage portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
192 words
A blade according to claim 1, wherein said cooling means further comprises a second cooling air passage formed in said main body, said second cooling air passage including: (a) a cooling air inlet port open to said dovetail portion; (b) an outlet port in said extended tip of said blade portion; (c) a first passage portion extending from said cooling air inlet port close to said extended tip; (d) a final passage portion extending from said dovetail portion to said outlet port; and (e) a plurality of air holes which extend from said final passage portion of said second cooling air passage to the outside of said main body at said trailing edge of said blade portion, (f) said cooling means having second decreasing means fitted to said outlet port of said second cooling air passage, for gradually decreasing a flow sectional area of said final passage portion of said second cooling air passage from said dovetail portion toward said outlet port so that the speed of the cooling air flowing through said final passage portion does not fall despite the fact that air flows out through said plurality of air holes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
A blade according to claim 4, wherein: (a) said first passage portion of said second cooling air passage is located at substantially a midpoint between said leading and trailing edges; (b) said final passage portion of said second cooling air passage extends adjacent to said trailing edge; and (c) said second cooling air passage has a plurality of film cooling holes which extend from said pressure side surface of said blade portion to said first passage portion of said second cooling air passage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
A blade according to claim 5, wherein: (a) said blade portion includes a slit formed along said trailing edge; (b) a large number of pins are arranged in said slit and extend in a direction perpendicular to said pressure and suction side surfaces; and (c) said air holes connect said final passage portion of said second cooling air passage and said slit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
A blade according to claim 4, wherein: (a) said first passage portion of said second cooling air passage extends adjacent to said trailing edge; (b) said air passage is located at substantially a midpoint between said leading and trailing edges; and (c) said air holes are a plurality of film cooling holes which extend from said pressure side surface of said blade portion to said final passage portion of said second cooling air passage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
71 words
A blade according to claim 7, wherein: (a) said blade portion includes a slit formed along said trailing edge; (b) a large number of pins are arranged in said slit and extend in a direction perpendicular to said pressure and suction side surface; and (c) said second cooling air passage has a plurality of orifice holes which connect said first passage portion of said second cooling air passage and said slit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
66 words
A blade according to claim 1, wherein said decreasing means includes a substrate and a tapering protruding portion extending from said substrate, said substrate being fixed to the end tip of said blade portion so as to close said outlet port, and having outlet holes communicating with said final passage portion, and said protruding portion being inserted in said final passage portion from said outlet port.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
A blade according to claim 9, wherein said protruding portion is hollow.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A blade according to claim 9, wherein said protruding has a slanting surface slanting to the direction in which said final passage portion extends, said slanting surface facing said film cooling holes.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
A blade according to claim 9, wherein said decreasing means includes a plurality of radiator plates fixed to said protruding portion, and dividing that part of said final passage portion, which is located around the protruding portion, into a plurality of passages communicating with said outlet holes, respectively.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
64 words
A blade according to claim 4, wherein said second decreasing means includes a substrate and a tapering protruding portion extending from said blade substrate, said substrate being fixed to the end tip of said blade portion so as to close said outlet port of said second cooling air passage, and said protruding portion being inserted in said final passage portion from said outlet port.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
A blade according to claim 12, wherein said protruding portion is hollow.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
A blade according to claim 12, wherein said protruding portion has a slanting surface to the direction in which said final passage portion of said second cooling air passage extends, said slanting surface facing said air holes.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
55 words
A blade according to claim 12, wherein said second decreasing means includes a plurality of radiator plates fixed to said protruding portion, and dividing that part of said final passage portion of said second cooling air passage, which is located around the protruding portion, into a plurality of passages communicating with said outlet holes, respectively.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-02-11 | 1994-08-13 | 1995-02-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-02-11 | 1998-08-13 | 1999-02-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-02-11 | 2002-08-13 | 2003-02-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |