Patents Examined by Christopher Verider
  • Patent number: 5634766
    Abstract: Turbine stator vane segments have inner and outer walls with vanes extending therebetween. The inner and outer walls are compartmentalized and have impingement plates. Steam flowing into the outer wall passes through the impingement plate for impingement cooling of the outer wall surface. The spent impingement steam flows into cavities of the vane having inserts for impingement cooling the walls of the vane. The steam passes into the inner wall and through the impingement plate for impingement cooling of the inner wall surface and for return through return cavities having inserts for impingement cooling of the vane surfaces. The trailing edge is air-cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: General Electric Co.
    Inventors: Francisco J. Cunha, David A. DeAngelis, Theresa A. Brown, Sanjay Chopra, Victor H. S. Correia, Daniel R. Predmore