Patent attributes
A gas turbine blade assembly includes a neck defining a neck cavity, and has a first end and a second end at an opposite side relative to the first end. A platform has first and second sides. The first side is disposed on and faces the second end of the neck. An airfoil is supported on the second side of the platform. The neck, platform and airfoil define an inner cooling passage extending through the neck, platform and into the airfoil. The neck defines at least one core channel extending between the cooling passage and the neck cavity. The platform defines at least one film cooling channel extending from the first side facing the neck cavity to the second side disposed exterior to the airfoil to permit cooling air to flow through the inner cooling passage into the neck cavity and through the platform exterior to the airfoil.