ANGLED IMPINGEMENT INSERTS WITH COOLING FEATURES
An engine component assembly for impingement cooling. The engine component assembly includes an engine first component having a cooled surface. The engine first component having a flow path on one side of the cooled surface. A second component is a disposed adjacent to the engine first component between the flow path and the engine first component, and has a plurality of openings forming an array through the second component. The cooling flow path passes through the plurality of openings to cool the cooled surface. The second component having a surface facing the cooled surface of the engine first component. A plurality of discrete cooling features that have at least one wall that has a curved cross-section extend from the second component surface into a gap between and toward the cooled surface of the engine first component and defining an array.
1 . An engine component assembly for impingement cooling, comprising:
an engine first component having a cooled surface;
said engine first component having a flow path on one side of said cooled surface;
a second component disposed adjacent to said engine first component between said flow path and said engine first component, said second component having a plurality of openings forming an array through said second component, said cooling flow path passing through said plurality of openings to cool said cooled surface;
said second component having a surface facing said cooled surface of said engine first component;
a plurality of discrete cooling features extending from said second component surface into a gap between and toward said cooled surface of said engine first component and defining an array, wherein a forward wall of at least one cooling feature of the plurality of cooling features has a curved cross-section; and
said openings extending through said second component at a non-orthogonal angle to said second component surface; and
wherein the array comprises a staggered array, the staggered array comprising a first row and a second row, wherein the second row is offset by a distance in a first direction from the first row.
2 . The engine component assembly of claim 1 , wherein the engine first component and the second component are parts of a deflector.
3 . The engine component assembly of claim 1 , wherein the engine first component and the second component are parts of a combustor liner.
4 . The engine component assembly of claim 1 , wherein the engine first component and the second component are parts of a nozzle.
5 . The engine component assembly of claim 1 , wherein the engine first component and the second component are parts of a shroud.
6 . The engine component assembly of claim 1 , said plurality of discrete cooling features having a polygonal shape in side view, wherein the staggered array is staggered in both an X and a Y direction.
7 . The engine component assembly of claim 6 , wherein at least one cooling feature of said plurality of discrete cooling features being one of triangular, square or rectangular.
8 . The engine component assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of said cooling features being positioned near one of said openings.
9 . The engine component assembly of claim 1 , said cooling features having a surface that is a continuation of at least a portion of a surface of one of said openings.
10 . An engine component assembly for impingement cooling, comprising:
an engine first component having a cooled surface;
said engine first component having a flow path on one side of said cooled surface;
an second component disposed adjacent to said engine first component between said flow path and said engine first component, said second component having a plurality of openings forming an array through said second component, said cooling flow path passing through said plurality of openings to cool said cooled surface;
said second component having a surface facing said cooled surface of said engine first component;
a plurality of discrete cooling features extending from said second component surface into a gap between and toward said cooled surface of said engine first component and defining an array, wherein a forward wall of at least one cooling feature of the plurality of cooling features has a curved cross-section; and,
said openings extending through said second component at a non-orthogonal angle to said second component surface; and,
each of said array of said cooling features being offset from at least one of said opening in said second component wherein an axis of said opening intersects said cooled surface, and wherein at least one cooling feature of said cooling features has a curved cross-section.
11 . The engine a component assembly of claim 10 , said offset being in a second direction, wherein at least one cooling feature of said cooling features has a cross-sectional area that forms an equilateral triangle.
12 . The engine component assembly of claim 10 , wherein the engine first component and the second component are parts of a deflector.
13 . The engine component assembly of claim 10 , wherein the engine first component and the second component are parts of a combustor liner.
14 . The engine component assembly of claim 10 , wherein the engine first component and the second component are parts of a nozzle.
15 . The engine component assembly of claim 10 , wherein the engine first component and the second component are parts of a shroud.
16 . The engine component assembly of claim 10 , wherein each of said cooling features being positioned near one of said openings.
17 . The engine component assembly of claim 10 , said cooling features having a surface that is a continuation of at least a portion of a surface of one of said openings.