Trailing edge configuration with cast slots and drilled filmholes
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1. A gas turbine engine component comprising:
- a body having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and an external side surface extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge and from a radially inner end to a radially outer end, and wherein an axial direction is defined in a direction extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge, and a radial direction is defined as a direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction;
at least one internal channel formed within the body, wherein the channel includes an inlet to direct cooling flow into the body;
a plurality of cast slots formed in the external side surface along the trailing edge and having slot outlets spaced apart from each other in the radial direction; and
a plurality of drilled filmholes formed in the external side surface along the trailing edge and having hole outlets spaced apart from each other in the radial direction, wherein the slot outlets and hole outlets are spaced apart from each other along the external side surface in the radial direction such that the cast slots and drilled filmholes direct flow from the internal channel to an external location from the body, and wherein the plurality of drilled filmholes and the plurality of cast slots are both aligned and spaced apart from each other in the radial direction along a common radial path that extends from the radially inner end to the radially outer end.
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Abstract
A gas turbine engine component comprises a body having a leading edge and a trailing edge. At least one internal channel is formed within the body, wherein the channel includes an inlet to direct cooling flow into the body. At least one cast slot is formed in the trailing edge. At least one drilled filmhole is formed in the trailing edge, wherein the cast slot and drilled filmhole direct flow from the internal channel to an external location from the body. A gas turbine engine, a method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine component, and a method of controlling flow in a gas turbine engine component.
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22 Claims
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1. A gas turbine engine component comprising:
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a body having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and an external side surface extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge and from a radially inner end to a radially outer end, and wherein an axial direction is defined in a direction extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge, and a radial direction is defined as a direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction; at least one internal channel formed within the body, wherein the channel includes an inlet to direct cooling flow into the body; a plurality of cast slots formed in the external side surface along the trailing edge and having slot outlets spaced apart from each other in the radial direction; and a plurality of drilled filmholes formed in the external side surface along the trailing edge and having hole outlets spaced apart from each other in the radial direction, wherein the slot outlets and hole outlets are spaced apart from each other along the external side surface in the radial direction such that the cast slots and drilled filmholes direct flow from the internal channel to an external location from the body, and wherein the plurality of drilled filmholes and the plurality of cast slots are both aligned and spaced apart from each other in the radial direction along a common radial path that extends from the radially inner end to the radially outer end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A gas turbine engine comprising:
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a compressor section defining an engine center axis; a combustor section downstream of the compressor section; and a turbine section downstream of the combustor section, wherein the turbine section includes a turbine component having a leading edge extending to a trailing edge to define an axial direction along the engine center axis, an external side surface extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge, a radially inner end extending to a radially outer end to define a radial direction, at least one internal channel formed within the turbine component, wherein the channel includes an inlet to direct cooling flow into the turbine component, a plurality of cast slots formed in the external side surface along the trailing edge and having slot outlets spaced apart from each other in the radial direction, and a plurality of drilled filmholes formed in the external side surface along the trailing edge and having hole outlets spaced apart from each other in the radial direction, wherein the slot outlets and hole outlets are spaced apart from each other along the external side surface in the radial direction such that the cast slots and drilled filmholes direct flow from the internal channel to an external location from the turbine component, and wherein the plurality of drilled filmholes and the plurality of cast slots are both aligned and spaced apart from each other in the radial direction along a common radial path that extends from the radially inner end to the radially outer end. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine component comprising:
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using a core to form at least one internal cooling channel in a body, wherein the body extends along an external side surface from a leading edge to a trailing edge and from a radially inner end to a radially outer end, and wherein an axial direction is defined in a direction extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge, and a radial direction is defined as a direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction; providing a plurality of slots with the core to be located at the trailing edge, wherein the slots position the core during a casting process and form cast slots in the trailing edge that have slot outlets spaced apart from each other in the radial direction; and drilling a plurality of filmholes in the external side surface along the trailing edge subsequent to the casting process, the filmholes having hole outlets spaced apart from each other in the radial direction, and spacing the slot outlets and hole outlets apart from each other along the external side surface in the radial direction such that the cast slots and filmholes are configured to direct flow from the internal cooling channel to an external location from the body, and wherein the plurality of filmholes and the plurality of slots are both aligned and spaced apart from each other in the radial direction along a common radial path that extends from the radially inner end to the radially outer end. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of controlling flow in a gas turbine engine component, the method comprising:
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a body having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and an external side surface extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge and from a radially inner end to a radially outer end, and wherein an axial direction is defined in a direction extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge, and a radial direction is defined as a direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction; at least one internal channel formed within the body, wherein the channel includes an inlet to direct cooling flow into the body; and arranging a plurality of flow exit features along the trailing edge to tailor cooling flow to a predetermined amount at each desired location along an entire radial span of the trailing edge by providing one portion of trailing edge flow with cast slots that are spaced apart from each other in the radial direction and providing another portion of trailing edge flow with drilled film holes that are spaced apart from each other in the radial direction such that outlets from the drilled filmholes are in the external side surface and spaced apart from the cast slots in the radial direction, and wherein the drilled filmholes and the cast slots are both aligned and spaced apart from each other in the radial direction along a common radial path that extends from the radially inner end to the radially outer end. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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