Airfoil with variable density array of pedestals at the trailing edge

摘要

A turbine engine component 10, such as a blade or vane, has a system for cooling a trailing edge portion thereof. The system includes a plurality of rows 24 of pedestals 26 which vary in density along a span of the component 10. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the number of rows 24 of pedestals 26 increases as one moves along the span of the component 10 from an inner diameter region 32 to an outer diameter region (30).