General Electric Company
OVERLAPPING NEAR SURFACE COOLING CHANNELS

Abstract:

A cooled structure has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first side portion orthogonal to each of the leading and trailing edge, and a second side portion opposite the first side portion and substantially orthogonal to each of the leading and trailing edge. The cooled structure includes a substrate surface defined by boundaries including the leading edge, trailing edge, first side and second side portion. A first set of cooling channels beneath the substrate surface extends from a first set of inlets proximate to the first side portion to a first set of exits proximate to the second side portion. A second set of cooling channels beneath the substrate surface extends from a second set of inlets proximate to the second side portion to a second set of exits proximate to the first side portion. Each first inlet overlaps with an exit of the second set of exits.