Flow　features　and　film　cooling　performance　of　five　configurations　of　double-row,　cylindrical　holes,　upstream　of　an　E3　vane,　in　a　linear　cascade　are　numerically　investigated.　This　simulation　is　completed　using　a　verified　turbulence　model　at　four　blowing　ratios　(M　=　0.5,　1.0,　1.5,　2.0).　The　first　three　configurations　have　two　rows　of　cylindrical　holes,　each　row　with　the　same　compound　angle　(β=-45°,　0°　or　45°),　while　the　other　two　have　two　rows　with　opposite　compound　angles　(β=-45°,　45°　and　β=45°,　-45°),　which　are　also　referred　to　as　double-jet　film　cooling　(DJFC)　holes.　The　primary　effects　on　the　downstream　endwall　and　the　secondary　effects　on　the　nearby　airfoil　of　the　cooled　passage　are　analyzed　and　discussed　in　detail.　Results　show　that　at　low　blowing　ratios　the　movement　of　the　coolant　is　denominated　by　the　interaction　between　the　jets　and　vortices　resulting　in　similar　film　coverage　on　both　the　endwall　and　airfoil.　The　effect　of　vortices　is　reduced　at　high　blowing　ratios.　It　is　also　shown　that　the　movement　of　the　coolant　is　determined　by　the　initial　velocity　direction,　as　well　as　the　film　cooling　configuration.　©　2020　Elsevier　Inc.