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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsEdward Lee McGrath, Benjamin Arnette Lagrange, Anthony Aaron Chiurato
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Second stage turbine buckets have internal core profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth Table I wherein X and Y values are in inches and the Z values are non-dimensional values from 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values by the height of the bucket in inches. The X and Y values are distances which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define internal core profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form a complete internal core profile. The X, Y and Z distances may be scalable as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled up or scaled down internal core profile. The nominal internal core profile given by the X, Y and Z distances lies within an envelope of ±0.039 inches in directions normal to any internal core surface location.
A turbine bucket including an airfoil, a platform, a shank and a dovetail having an internal nominal core profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein the Z values are non-dimensional values from 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values by a height of the bucket in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define internal core profile sections at each distance Z along the bucket, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form said bucket internal core profile.
A turbine bucket including an airfoil, a platform, a shank and a dovetail, said bucket having an internal nominal core profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein the Z values are non-dimensional values from 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values by a height of the bucket in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define internal core profile sections at each Z distance along the bucket, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form said bucket internal core profile, the X, Y and Z distances being scalable as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down internal core profile.
A turbine comprising a turbine wheel having a plurality of buckets, each of said buckets including an airfoil, a platform, a shank and a dovetail, each bucket having an internal nominal core profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein the Z values are non-dimensional values from 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values by a height of the bucket in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define internal core profile sections at each distance Z along the bucket, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form said bucket internal core profile.
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