Patent ID: 7717676
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: B22C,F01D,F05D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A turbine engine component comprising: an airfoil portion having a pressure side wall and a suction side wall; a first cooling circuit embedded within said pressure side wall, said first cooling circuit having at least two passageways embedded within said pressure side wall; a second cooling circuit embedded within said suction side wall, said second cooling circuit having at least two passageways embedded within said suction side wall; at least one cooling fluid supply cavity located between said pressure and suction side walls; each said cooling fluid supply cavity having a first projecting portion extending between adjacent ones of said embedded passageways in said first cooling circuit and a second projecting portion extending between adjacent ones of said embedded passageways in said second cooling circuit; said first projecting portion being located on a first side of the cooling fluid supply cavity and a second projecting portion on a second side of said cooling fluid supply cavity opposite to said first side; said first projecting portion being located adjacent a leading edge of said cooling fluid supply cavity and said second projecting portion being located adjacent a trailing edge of said cooling fluid supply cavity; and each said projecting portion communicating with at least one film cooling hole.