Patents Examined by Nathan White
  • Thermally loaded component
    Patent number: 7137784
    Abstract: A thermally loaded component has at least one cooling passage for the flow of a cooling fluid passing through it. In the region of a bend, at least one diverter device for the integral capturing of the flow of the cooling fluid is provided within the cooling passage. The diverter device comprises, over the height of the cooling passage, two diverter parts which are spaced apart from one another. The diverter maybe cast with a notch therein so that during cooling, the diverter breaks into separated portions proximate the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Kenneth Hall, Sacha Parneix, Remigi Tschuor