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Chambered airfoil cooling

  • US 8,393,867 B2
  • Filed: 03/31/2008
  • Issued: 03/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An airfoil assembly comprising:

  • an airfoil defining at least one internal cavity in communication with a source of cooling air;

    a baffle disposed within the at least one internal cavity including a plurality of openings for directing cooling air; and

    a plurality of dividers extending between the baffle and walls of the at least one internal cavity to define a plurality of chambers, wherein each of the plurality of chambers include a first open end opening to a leading edge chamber and a second open end opening to a trailing edge chamber and the plurality of openings include at least some openings into each of the plurality of chambers between the leading edge chamber and the trailing edge chamber.

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