U.S. Patent Specifications

For use with a turbine providing coolant for the blading, a nozzle vane comprising a root portion, a neck portion joined thereto, and a blade portion extending from said neck portion; said blade portion being partially defined by a leading edge and a trailing edge; a distributing chamber formed within said blade portion; said trailing edge having a series of openings therein; a plurality of small passages radiating from said chamber and communicating with said trailing edge; said root and neck portions being formed with a passage through them communicating with said chamber thereby providing a continuous path for the transfer of coolant from said root portion through said neck portion and said plurality of passages to said series of openings in said trailing edge.