General Electric Company
HOT GAS PATH COMPONENT WITH METERING STRUCTURE INCLUDING CONVERGING-DIVERGING PASSAGE PORTIONS

Abstract:

A hot gas path component may include a body, and a passage for delivering a coolant extending through at least a part of the body to an exit area of the body and an end of each passage includes a loop. A metering structure may be in fluid communication with the passage and disposed upstream of the exit area. The metering structure may include a converging passage portion followed by a diverging passage portion.