Patent ID: 9234438
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: F01D,F05D

Claim Text:
1. A component wall in a turbine engine comprising: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposed from the first surface, the substrate having a thickness defined between the first and second surfaces; and at least one cooling passage extending through the substrate for delivering cooling fluid from a chamber associated with the first surface to the second surface, the at least one cooling passage being divided at a first location downstream from an inlet of the at least one cooling passage, the inlet located at the first surface of the substrate and the first location located about midway between the first and second surfaces of the substrate, the at least one cooling passage comprising: wherein the cooling fluid is delivered out of the at least one cooling passage to provide cooling to the second surface of the substrate, and wherein the intermediate portions of the first and second branches are positioned on opposite sides of the common entrance portion from about 60 degrees to about 90 degrees relative to the common entrance portion.