Structural configurations and cooling circuits in turbine blades

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9995149
APP PUB NO 20150184519A1
SERIAL NO

14143443

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A turbine blade having an airfoil defined by a concave shaped pressure side outer wall and a convex shaped suction side outer wall that connect along leading and trailing edges and, therebetween, form a radially extending chamber for receiving the flow of a coolant. The turbine blade may further include a rib configuration that partitions the chamber into radially extending flow passages. The rib configuration may include a camber line rib having a wavy profile. The wavy profile may include at least one back-and-forth “S” shape.

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GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC300 GARLINGTON ROAD GREENVILLE SC 29615

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Foster, Gregory Thomas Greer, US 58 527
Potter, Brian Denver Greer, US 36 288
Smith, Aaron Ezekiel Simpsonville, US 83 578
Wichmann, Lisa Anne Smyrna, US 30 2266

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