摘要 |
The present invention relates to cooled gas turbine engine aerofoils particularly for turbine stator vanes or tubine rotor blades. The leading edge region of a hollow aerofoil is provided with rows of cooling air passages, which are arranged, in operation, to direct cooling air in the opposite direction to the local flow of the hot gas stream. The cooling air passages are substantially parallel, and have relatively large diameters to reduce the possibility of blockage of the cooling air passages by sand. An air guide tube in the hollow aerofoil is provided with large apertures at its leading edge to minimize the area for sand to adhere to.
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