Apparatus and method for cooling a gas turbine vane

Details Apparatus and method for cooling a gas turbine vane Apparatus and method for cooling a gas turbine vane

1989-02-06

1990-10-16

Stout, Donald E.

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

60 3975, 60 3983, 415115, 416 96A, 416 97R, F02C 712

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049626400

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are provided for preventing the plugging of cooling air distribution holes in a hollow gas turbine vane by particles entrained in the cooling air. The portion of the cooling air is bled from the vane and discharged into the hot gas downstream of the vane, the shunted bleed air carrying the entrained particles.

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