Patent ID: 11859512
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A turbine system component for a turbine system, the turbine system component comprising:
a body having an exterior surface;
a first cooling passage defined in the body and extending to an exterior surface of the body, the first cooling passage having a first cross-sectional area;
a hollow member coupled in the first cooling passage and defining a first exit opening at the exterior surface of the body, the first exit opening in the hollow member having a second cross-sectional area that is less than the first cross-sectional area; and
a second cooling passage defined in the body and extending to an exterior surface of the body, the second cooling passage having the first cross-sectional area and defining a second exit opening at the exterior surface of the body having the first cross-sectional area,
wherein the hollow member is made of a material having a melt temperature higher than an operating temperature of the turbine system.