Patent ID: 11879356
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A gas turbine engine, comprising:
a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in axial flow arrangement;
a combustion flowpath extending through the combustion section and the turbine section for a flow of combustion gas therethrough; and
a component, comprising:
a body with an exterior surface abutting the combustion flowpath;
a trench on the exterior surface comprising a curved portion defining a projecting tip with the exterior surface, the projecting tip extending at least partially downstream from the curved portion in the direction of the combustion flowpath;
a cooling passage defined within the body and supplying cooling air to the component; and
at least one outlet on the trench fluidly coupled to the cooling passage.