General Electric Company
ADDITIVE SUPPORTS WITH INTEGRAL FILM COOLING

Abstract:

An article of manufacture includes an article body portion (36); at least one pedestal (58A, 60A, 84, 86) integrally formed with the article body portion (36), and disposed at an outer periphery of (52), and structurally coupled to the article body portion (36); and at least one internal feature (72) disposed at least partially within the article body portion (36) and at least partially within the pedestal (58A, 60A, 84, 86). At least a portion of the internal feature (72) is hollow.