General Electric Company
Additively Manufactured Component Including an Impingement Structure

Abstract:

An additively manufactured impingement structure for a component is provided. The control structure includes an impingement wall positioned between an outer wall and an inner wall, a plurality of impingement holes defined in the impingement wall, the impingement holes providing fluid communication from a fluid distribution passageway, the impingement holes defined in the impingement wall at an apex of one or more support struts, the one or more support struts defining a plurality of domed structures, each of the plurality of domed structures including a hemisphere-like shape, and a discharge housing defining a discharge plenum and a plurality of discharge ports, the discharge plenum being in fluid communication with an impingement gap, the impingement gap defined between the impingement wall and the outer wall.