Patent ID: 8167536

Claim:
A turbine blade, comprising: a generally elongated blade having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a tip section at a first end, a root coupled to the blade at an end generally opposite the first end for supporting the blade and for coupling the blade to a disc, and at least one cavity forming a cooling system in the blade; an outer wall forming a pressure side and suction side that is generally opposite to the pressure side, wherein the pressure and suction sides are coupled together with the leading and trailing edges; and a tip exhaust outlet positioned proximate to a intersection between the tip section and the leading edge, wherein at least a portion of the cooling system exhausts cooling fluids from tip exhaust outlet; and a channel positioned within the generally elongated blade and in communication with the tip exhaust outlet, wherein the channel is curved proximate to the tip exhaust outlet such that an axis aligned with the cooling fluid flow in the channel within the generally elongated blade at the tip exhaust outlet is skewed towards the suction side of the blade.