A component for a gas turbine engine, comprising: an internal cooling channel disposed within the component; a first trip strip extending from a first wall of the internal cooling channel, the first trip strip comprising a first leg and a second leg joined at a first apex, the first apex being oriented toward an inlet of the internal cooling channel, wherein the first leg of the first trip strip extends in a downstream direction toward a second wall of the internal cooling channel and the second leg of the first trip strip extends in the downstream direction toward a third wall of the internal cooling channel, wherein the first leg of the first trip strip and the second leg of the first trip strip form a first angle (θa), wherein the first leg of the first trip strip and an imaginary plane generally orthogonal to a direction of airflow through the internal cooling channel form a second angle (αa), and wherein the second leg of the first trip strip and the imaginary plane form a third angle (βa); and a second trip strip downstream from the first trip strip and extending from the first wall of the internal cooling channel, the second trip strip comprising a first leg and a second leg joined at a second apex, the second apex being oriented toward the inlet of the internal cooling channel, wherein the first leg of the second trip strip extends in the downstream direction toward the second wall of the internal cooling channel and the second leg of the second trip strip extends in the downstream direction toward the third wall of the internal cooling channel, wherein the first leg of the second trip strip and the second leg of the second trip strip form a fourth angle (θb), the fourth angle being greater than the first angle, wherein the first leg of the second trip strip and the imaginary plane form a fifth angle (αb), and wherein the second leg of the second trip strip and the imaginary plane form a sixth angle (βb); wherein the second angle is greater than the fifth angle and wherein the third angle is greater than the sixth angle; and wherein the first trip strip and the second trip strip are chevron-shaped or W-shaped trip strips. an internal cooling channel disposed within the component; a first trip strip extending from a first wall of the internal cooling channel, the first trip strip comprising a first leg and a second leg joined at a first apex, the first apex being oriented toward an inlet of the internal cooling channel, wherein the first leg of the first trip strip extends in a downstream direction toward a second wall of the internal cooling channel and the second leg of the first trip strip extends in the downstream direction toward a third wall of the internal cooling channel, wherein the first leg of the first trip strip and the second leg of the first trip strip form a first angle (θa), wherein the first leg of the first trip strip and an imaginary plane generally orthogonal to a direction of airflow through the internal cooling channel form a second angle (αa), and wherein the second leg of the first trip strip and the imaginary plane form a third angle (βa); and a second trip strip downstream from the first trip strip and extending from the first wall of the internal cooling channel, the second trip strip comprising a first leg and a second leg joined at a second apex, the second apex being oriented toward the inlet of the internal cooling channel, wherein the first leg of the second trip strip extends in the downstream direction toward the second wall of the internal cooling channel and the second leg of the second trip strip extends in the downstream direction toward the third wall of the internal cooling channel, wherein the first leg of the second trip strip and the second leg of the second trip strip form a fourth angle (θb), the fourth angle being greater than the first angle, wherein the first leg of the second trip strip and the imaginary plane form a fifth angle (αb), and wherein the second leg of the second trip strip and the imaginary plane form a sixth angle (βb); wherein the second angle is greater than the fifth angle and wherein the third angle is greater than the sixth angle; and wherein the first trip strip and the second trip strip are chevron-shaped or W-shaped trip strips.