US5215431A
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Cooled turbine guide vane
Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines SAS
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Filing: 1992-06-25
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Granted: 1993-06-01
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Expires: 2012-06-25
Abstract
Abstract A hollow turbine guide blade or vane is provided with three separate cooling circuits formed by virtue of two radial partitions extending the length of the blade within the cavity bounded by the outer wall of the blade and dividing the cavity into first, second and third ducts, and radial passages extending the length of the blade within the outer wall in the vicinity of the leading edge and the extrados face of the blade. The leading edge area is cooled by air flowing through the radial passages in this area and then through the first duct. The extrados face area is cooled by air flowing through the radial passages in this area and then through the second duct. The intrados face area is cooled by air flowing through the third duct. The first duct communicates with the outside of the blade through slits opening in the extrados face near the leading edge of the blade, and the second and third ducts each communicate with the outside of the blade through slits opening in the intrados face in the vicinity of the trailing edge.
Inventors
- 👤 Mischael F. L. Derrien
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 04:49
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/12; F01D5/14; F01D5/18; F01D5/187; F05; F05D; F05D2260/00; F05D2260/20; F05D2260/221; F05D2260/2214; F05D2260/22141; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
366 words
A turbine guide blade or vane of the type which is swept internally by cooling air, comprising: a head end; a root end; an outer wall extending between said head and root ends and bounding an interior space, said outer wall having an aerodynamic profile providing said blade with a leading edge, an extrados face, a trailing edge, and an intrados face; a first fluid-tight partition in said interior space disposed substantially parallel to a plane bisecting said trailing edge on the intrados face side of said plane; a second fluid-tight partition in said interior space connecting said intrados face to said first partition; said first and second partitions extending the length of said blade between said head and root ends and dividing said interior space of said blade into a first duct adjacent said leading edge, a second duct adjacent said extrados face, and a third duct adjacent said intrados face; means defining first radial passages extending the length of said blade in said outer wall in the vicinity of said leading edge, said first radial passages, in use, being supplied with air through one of said ends of said blade and communicating with said first duct at the other of said blade ends; means defining second radial passages extending the length of said blade in said outer wall adjacent said second duct, said second radial passages, in use, being supplied with air through one of said ends of said blade and communicating with said second duct at the other of said blade ends; means defining first slits through said outer wall in said extrados face near said leading edge, said first slits communicating said first duct with the outside of said blade; means defining second slits through said outer wall in said intrados face in the immediate vicinity of said trailing edge, said second slits communicating said second duct with the outside of said blade; and means defining third slits through said outer wall in said intrados face in the vicinity of said trailing edge; said third duct, in use, being supplied with air through one of said ends of said blade and communicating with the outside of said blade through said third slits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
366 words
A turbine guide blade or vane of the type which is swept internally by cooling air, comprising: a head end; a root end; an outer wall extending between said head and root ends and bounding an interior space, said outer wall having an aerodynamic profile providing said blade with a leading edge, an extrados face, a trailing edge, and an intrados face; a first fluid-tight partition in said interior space disposed substantially parallel to a plane bisecting said trailing edge on the intrados face side of said plane; a second fluid-tight partition in said interior space connecting said intrados face to said first partition; said first and second partitions extending the length of said blade between said head and root ends and dividing said interior space of said blade into a first duct adjacent said leading edge, a second duct adjacent said extrados face, and a third duct adjacent said intrados face; means defining first radial passages extending the length of said blade in said outer wall in the vicinity of said leading edge, said first radial passages, in use, being supplied with air through one of said ends of said blade and communicating with said first duct at the other of said blade ends; means defining second radial passages extending the length of said blade in said outer wall adjacent said second duct, said second radial passages, in use, being supplied with air through one of said ends of said blade and communicating with said second duct at the other of said blade ends; means defining first slits through said outer wall in said extrados face near said leading edge, said first slits communicating said first duct with the outside of said blade; means defining second slits through said outer wall in said intrados face in the immediate vicinity of said trailing edge, said second slits communicating said second duct with the outside of said blade; and means defining third slits through said outer wall in said intrados face in the vicinity of said trailing edge; said third duct, in use, being supplied with air through one of said ends of said blade and communicating with the outside of said blade through said third slits.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A turbine guide blade according to claim 1, wherein radially disposed cooling fins are provided in at least one of said first radial passages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A turbine guide blade according to claim 1, wherein said second radial passages each have an oblong cross-section, and the greater dimension of said oblong cross-section is substantially parallel to said extrados face of said blade.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A turbine guide blade according to claim 1, wherein the direction of flow of said cooling air in said first radial passages is opposite that in said second radial passages.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A turbine guide blade according to claim 1, wherein the direction of flow of said cooling air in said first radial passages is the same as in said second radial passages.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A turbine guide blade according to claim 1, wherein said first radial passages are supplied with said cooling air at said head end of said blade.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A turbine guide blade according to claim 1, wherein said first radial passages are supplied with said cooling air at said root end of said blade.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A turbine guide blade according to claim 1, wherein said third duct is supplied with said cooling air through said head end of said blade.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A turbine guide blade according to claim 1, wherein said third duct is supplied with said cooling air through said root end of said blade.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A turbine guide blade according to claim 1, wherein said first slits are disposed in a staggered arrangement throughout the length of said blade.
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