CPC F01D 25/12 (2013.01) [F05D 2260/20 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A tip shoe comprising:
a top surface;
an internal cooling cavity;
a plurality of pins extending radially through the internal cooling cavity;
two slash faces on opposing ends of the internal cooling cavity and proximate opposite ends of the top surface;
a plurality of inlets located centrally on the top surface, extending through the top surface and in fluid communication with the internal cooling cavity; and
a plurality of outlets through each of the two slash faces and in fluid communication with the internal cooling cavity;
wherein, a fluid flow path is provided to the internal cooling cavity through the plurality of inlets, the fluid flow path encompassing the plurality of pins and both slash faces, and having an exit from the internal cooling cavity via the plurality of outlets through each of the two slash faces.
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