US Patent 10563520 Turbine component with shaped cooling pins

A turbine component with shaped cooling pins is provided. The turbine component includes at least one cooling circuit defined within the turbine component, the at least one cooling circuit in fluid communication with a source of a cooling fluid. The turbine component includes at least one shaped cooling pin disposed in the at least one cooling circuit. The at least one shaped cooling pin has a first end and a second end extending along an axis. The first end has a first curved surface defined by a minor diameter and the second end has a second curved surface defined by a major diameter. The first curved surface is upstream in the cooling fluid and the minor diameter is less than the major diameter.