IP Library Granted Patent US 8,556,583
Granted Patent B2
US 8,556,583 · App. 12/670,912 · Granted Oct 15, 2013

Blade cooling structure of gas turbine

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Patent No.
US 8,556,583
App. No.
12/670,912
Granted
Oct 15, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blade cooling structure of a gas turbine, which can reduce the pressure loss of a cooling medium without decreasing the heat transfer coefficient, is provided. The blade cooling structure comprises a cooling passage ( 15 ) for flowing cooling air (A) from a proximal end portion ( 12 ) toward a blade portion ( 14 ) of a moving blade ( 11 ), a plurality of turbulators ( 21 ) arranged, on both wall surfaces of the cooling passage ( 15 ) opposing each other, in such a manner as to be inclined with respect to the flowing direction of the cooling air (A), and a plurality of dimples ( 22 ) formed in a downstream region (N) downstream of a center position (O) in the flowing direction of the cooling air (A) on the wall surface of the cooling passage ( 15 ) between the adjacent turbulators ( 21 ).

Claims (4)

1. A blade cooling structure of a gas turbine, comprising:

a cooling passage for flowing a cooling medium from a proximal end toward a leading end of a blade;

a plurality of turbulators arranged, on both wall surfaces of the cooling passage opposing each other, in such a manner as to be inclined with respect to a flowing direction of a cooling medium; and

a plurality of dimples formed in a flowing region on an upstream side between adjacent turbulators where secondary flows occur when the cooling medium collides with the turbulator on the wall surface of the cooling passage between the adjacent turbulators, the secondary flows flowing so as to run along the extending direction of the turbulator; and wherein the downstream side of said adjacent turbulators are free of said dimples.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2015
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035101/0029 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2010
From: FUJIMURA, DAIGO; SUGISHITA, HIDEAKI; MATSUURA, MASAAKI; YAMAMOTO, HIROYUKI; TORII, SHUNSUKE; HADA, SATOSHI; SUENAGA (DECEASED), YUKO SUENAGA AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF KIYOSHI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 024344/0234 →