Perimeter-cooled turbine bucket airfoil cooling hole location, style and configuration

• US 6,923,623 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2003
• Issued: 08/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Beddard, Thomas Bradley, Cleveland, Peter Gaines
• Primary Examiner(s): Look, Edward K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Edgar, Richard A.
• Application Number:
  US10/635,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20050031449A1
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: 416/92, 416/96.R, 416/97.R, 415/115, 415/DIG.2
• US Class Current: 416/97.00R
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 5/141 Shape, i.e. outer, aerodynamic form F01D5/148 - F01D5/20 take precedence; blade construction F01D5/147
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 5/187 Convection cooling
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 5/20 Specially-shaped blade tips to seal space between tips and stator F01D5/225 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2260/22141 using fins or ribs
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 416/02 Formulas of curves

Abstract

A turbine stage one bucket has an airfoil having a plurality of cooling holes passing through the airfoil from 0% span to 100% span whereby cooling air exits the airfoil tip into the hot gas path. X and Y coordinate values are given in Table I, locating the holes relative to the airfoil profile at airfoil profile sections of 5%, 50% and 90% span, Table I also giving the hole diameters. In this manner, cooling hole optimization for this turbine bucket airfoil is achieved. The cooling holes are also located in relation to the profile of the bucket airfoil given by the X, Y and Z coordinate values of Table II, the two coordinate systems having the same origin.

Claims

1. A turbine bucket including a bucket airfoil having an airfoil shape and a plurality of cooling holes extending between root and tip portions thereof, said airfoil having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table II wherein the Z values are non-dimensional values from 0.05 span to 0.95 span convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values by a height of the airfoil in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape, said holes including at least a first hole adjacent a leading edge, at least a second hole adjacent a trailing edge and a plurality of holes intermediate said leading and trailing edge holes, said plurality of intermediate holes including holes spaced from one another on opposite sides of a mean camber line between said leading and trailing edges wherein certain of said intermediate cooling holes form a generally airfoil-shaped envelope within and along the airfoil between said root and tip portions, said first, second and intermediate holes identified as holes numbered, H1, H16 and H2-H14, respectively, in Table I, holes being located in accordance with X and Y coordinate values set forth in Table I in a plane passing through the root of the airfoil section at 5% span.

2. A bucket according to claim 1 wherein said holes H2-H14 and H16 are located in accordance with X and Y coordinate values set forth in Table I in a plane passing through the airfoil at 50% span.

3. A bucket according to claim 1 wherein said holes H2-H14 and H16 are located in accordance with X and Y coordinate values set forth in Table I in a plane passing through the airfoil at 90% span.

4. A bucket according to claim 1 wherein said holes H2-H14 and H16 are located in accordance with X and Y coordinate values set forth in Table I in planes passing through the airfoil at 50% and 90% span, respectively.

5. A bucket according to claim 4 wherein said certain holes are defined in Table I as holes numbered H2-H11 at 5% span.

6. A bucket according to claim 4 wherein said certain holes are defined in Table I as holes numbered H2-H11 at 90% span.

7. A bucket according to claim 4 wherein said holes numbered H1-H14 and H16 in Table I have respective hole diameters as indicated in Table I.

8. A turbine bucket including a bucket airfoil having an airfoil shape and a plurality of cooling holes extending between root and tip portions thereof, said airfoil having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table II wherein the Z values are non-dimensional values from 0.05 span to 0.95 span convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values by a height of the airfoil in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape, one of said holes extending adjacent a leading edge, at least a pair of holes extending adjacent a trailing edge and a plurality of holes extending intermediate said leading and trailing edge holes, said plurality of intermediate holes including holes spaced from one another on opposite sides of a mean camber line between said leading and trailing edges wherein certain of said intermediate cooling holes form a generally airfoil shaped envelope within and along the airfoil between said root and tip portions, said first hole, said pair of holes and said intermediate holes identified as holes numbered H1, H15 and H16, and H2-H14, respectively in Table I being located in accordance with X and Y coordinate values set forth in Table I in a plane passing through the root of the airfoil section at 5% span.

9. A bucket according to claim 8 wherein said holes H1-H16 are located in accordance with X and Y coordinate values set forth in Table I in a plane passing through the airfoil at 50% span.

10. A bucket according to claim 8 wherein said holes H1-H16 are located in accordance with X and Y coordinate values set forth in Table I in a plane passing through the airfoil at 90% span.

11. A bucket according to claim 8 wherein said holes H1-H16 are located in accordance with X and Y coordinate values set forth in Table I in a planes passing through the airfoil at 50% and 90% span, respectively.

12. A bucket according to claim 11 wherein said certain holes are defined in Table I as holes numbered H2-H11 at 5% span.

13. A bucket according to claim 11 wherein said certain holes are defined in Table I as holes numbered H1-H11 at 90% span.

14. A bucket according to claim 11 wherein said certain holes numbered H1-H16 in Table I have respective hole diameters as indicated in Table I.