Patent ID: 8240988

Claim:
A fluid cooled fastener assembly for use in a high temperature environment comprising: a fastener having a coolant passage extending axially through said fastener from a collector end to a discharge end; a coolant collector coupled to said collector end of said fastener, said coolant collector comprising: an exterior surface having a collector inlet therein, said collector inlet configured to capture a portion of a cooling fluid flowing past said coolant collector; and a contoured passage in communication with said collector inlet, said contoured passage configured to accelerate said cooling fluid flowing into said collector inlet such that a heat transfer rate between said cooling fluid and at least one of said coolant collector and said fastener is increased, said contoured passage further configured to direct said cooling fluid into said coolant passage in said fastener; wherein said cooling fluid flows through said coolant passage in said fastener from said collector end to said discharge end and removes heat from at least one of said coolant collector and said fastener.