A method for fabricating a cast component with a cooling channel is provided. The method includes forming a shell mold over a pattern-ceramic matrix composite (CMC) elongated core arrangement to define a cavity in the shell mold. The pattern-CMC elongated core arrangement includes a pattern-forming material with a CMC elongated core disposed therein. The pattern-forming material in the cavity is replaced with metal via a casting process to form the cast component with the CMC elongated core disposed therein defining the cooling channel. The CMC elongated core is removed from the cast component to open the cooling channel for fluid communication.

A mold assembly for use in forming a component having an outer wall of a predetermined thickness includes a mold and a jacketed core. The jacketed core includes a jacket that includes a first jacket outer wall coupled against an interior wall of the mold, a second jacket outer wall positioned interiorly from the first jacket outer wall, and at least one jacketed cavity defined therebetween. The at least one jacketed cavity is configured to receive a molten component material therein. The jacketed core also includes a core positioned interiorly from the second jacket outer wall. The core includes a perimeter coupled against the second jacket outer wall. The jacket separates the perimeter from the interior wall by the predetermined thickness, such that the outer wall is formable between the perimeter and the interior wall.

A turbine blade having a casing and having an inner module, wherein a cooling medium can flow through the inner module both in a longitudinal direction and in a radial direction, and the inner module is attached to the casing by fixed bearings and floating bearings. A method for producing a turbine blade having an inner module and having a casing is produced by selective laser melting.

Refractory metal cores for manufacturing components of gas turbine engines, manufactured components, and related methods are provided. A refractory metal core includes a trunk configured to attach to a cavity core structure, a first branch extending from the trunk and configured to form a first portion of a cooling circuit in the component, and a second branch extending from the trunk and configured to form a second portion of the cooling circuit in the component. The first branch and the second branch are configured to define fluid exits at two different locations on an exterior of the component.

A core for casting a turbine blade to form at least one cooling passage in a wing portion of the turbine blade, wherein the wing portion includes a leading edge region and a trailing edge region, and has a streamlined cross-section, the core including: at least one of a first core unit having a shape corresponding to a cooling passage located at the leading edge region and a second core unit spaced apart from the first core unit and having a shape corresponding to a cooling passage located at the trailing edge region, wherein each of the first core unit and the second core unit includes: a plurality of extending portions extending in a longitudinal direction and located substantially parallel to one another; at least one curved portion connecting adjacent ends of the plurality of extending portions; and at least one through-portion located between the plurality of extending portions and having an empty space extending in a width direction of the wing portion.

A casting core and/or an airfoil may comprise a tip flag cavity having a forward pedestal and a first spear pedestal disposed aft of the forward pedestal. A trailing edge discharge cavity may be separated from the tip flag cavity and include a first row of pedestals. The first row of pedestals may comprise a first racetrack pedestal. A second row of pedestals may be disposed aft of the first row of pedestals and include a second racetrack pedestal. A third row of pedestals may be disposed aft of the second row of pedestals and include a circular pedestal. A fourth row of pedestals may be disposed aft of the third row of pedestals and include a second spear pedestal.

A turbine blade including a root carrying an impeller terminated by a tip in the form of a squealer tip. This impeller also includes a serpentine median circuit, including a first radial pipe collecting air at the root and that is connected by a first bend to a second radial pipe that is connected by a second bend to a third radial pipe, a cavity under the squealer tip running along the pressure side wall, extending from a central region of the tip to the trailing edge, and a radial central pipe collecting air at the root extending between at least two of the three pipes of the median circuit and directly supplying the cavity under the squealer tip.

A method for manufacturing a turbine engine blade (25) comprising a pressure side and a suction side separated from one another by an inner space for the circulation of cooling air, the blade (25) comprising a tip (S) with a closing wall (29) joining the pressure side and suction side walls in the region of this tip (S) in order to define a well shape, the closing wall including through-holes. The closing wall (29) obtained by moulding has a considerable nominal thickness with pits (36, 37) locally reducing this thickness at each through-hole in order to facilitate the removal by chemical etching of alumina rods defining the holes. Since the closing wall (29) thus has a large nominal thickness, it can then be machined in order to form raised patterns or complex shapes inside the well.

An airfoil of a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil body having a leading edge and a trailing edge extending in a radial direction, a trailing edge cavity formed within the airfoil and proximate to the trailing edge of the airfoil, the trailing edge cavity extending from the trailing edge in a forward direction toward the leading edge, at least one set of blocking pedestals located within the trailing edge cavity, a set of circular pedestals located aftward from the at least one blocking set of pedestals, and a set of spear pedestals located aftward from the set of circular pedestals and closest to the trailing edge of the airfoil body.

Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to a casting mold for forming a cast part. The casting mold includes a casting shell having an internal surface bounding an interior, and a casting core positioned within the interior to define a cavity between the casting core and the casting shell, whereby the internal surface of the casting shell defines an outer surface of the cast part.