COOLED COMPONENT FOR THE TURBINE OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE

摘要

A component for the turbine of a gas turbine engine is provided. The component two facing walls interconnected by one or more generally elongate divider members to partially define side-by-side, generally elongate, cooling fluid passage portions which form a multi-pass cooling passage within the component. The passage portions are connected in series fluid flow relationship by respective bends formed by joined ends of neighbouring of the passage portions. The component further includes one or more core tie linking passages formed in the divider members. One or more differential pressure reducing arrangements are formed in the multi-pass cooling passage adjacent respective of the core tie linking passages.