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US 2006/0140750 A1Published application
Nozzle-cooling insert assembly with cast-in rib sections
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsSteven Burdgick, Gary Itzel
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Abstract
A cooling insert/nozzle assembly for use in gas turbines or similar machinery includes a nozzle having inner and outer ribs with cast-in “T” sections and “L” sections, respectively, at the end of the ribs in which air flow enters the nozzle. The assembly further includes a cooling insert having a flexible end which is inserted between adjacent ribs having either the cast-in “T” or “L” sections.
Claims7
A cooling insert/nozzle assembly for use in gas turbines comprising:
- a nozzle with ribs at exterior and interior locations, wherein the ribs at the interior locations of said nozzle have cast-in “T” sections at one end;
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- a cooling insert having a flexible end that facilitates insertion of said cooling insert into said nozzle with the flexible end of said cooling insert being inserted between adjacent ribs having said cast-in “T” sections at one end.
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