A metering device (10) for withdrawing and dispensing a melt consisting of or containing an oxide fibre reinforced oxide ceramic composite material.

The gas turbine combustor liner can delimit a combustion chamber, and have at least one monolithic ceramic block having a first face exposed to the combustion chamber and a second face opposite the first face, and a 3D fabric of ceramic fibers partially embedded inside the monolithic ceramic block, and partially extending outside the second face of the monolithic ceramic block, away from the combustion chamber.

A heat-insulating protective member for skid posts contains a needled blanket of inorganic fibers. At least some of the needled blanket has, disposed therein, an impregnation part where an oxide-precursor-containing liquid is adherent in an undried state. The impregnation part has a water content of 50-400 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the inorganic fibers of the impregnation part. The water content of the heat-insulating protective member is 50-400 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the inorganic fibers of the heat-insulating protective member. The oxide-precursor-containing liquid contains ingredients that, upon burning, yield a composition containing Al.sub.2O.sub.3 and CaO. The oxide-precursor-containing liquid is adherent in an amount of 2-50 parts by mass in terms of oxide amount per 100 parts by mass of the inorganic fibers of the impregnation part. A molar ratio of Al/Ca, in the whole impregnation part is 10-330.

A method to form a hole in a ceramic matrix composite component may be provided. A monolithic rod may be inserted into a porous ceramic preform. The ceramic preform may be formed into a ceramic matrix composite body that includes the monolithic rod. A portion of the monolithic rod may be removed, leaving a remaining portion in the ceramic matrix composite body. The remaining portion may include walls that define the opening in the ceramic matrix composite body. Alternatively or in addition, a ceramic matrix composite component may be provided. The ceramic matrix composite component may comprise a ceramic matrix composite body that includes a portion of a monolithic rod. The portion of the monolithic rod forms a lining around a hole passing partly or entirely through a length of the monolithic rod.

A method of forming a porous sol gel, including a dried porous sol gel, is provided comprising forming a sol gel from a sol gel-forming composition comprising a silane solution and a catalyst solution; and non-supercritically drying the sol gel to provide a dried porous sol gel having no springback. The dried porous sol gel can include dried macroporous or mesoporous sol gels or dried hybrid aerogels. The materials may contain open or filled pores. Such materials are useful as thermal insulators.

A method of preparing a fiber for use in forming a ceramic matrix composite material comprises the steps of removing a polymer coating from an outer surface of glass or ceramic fibers by providing heated and humidified gas across the glass or ceramic fibers for a period of time.

A method may include depositing a sacrificial support material on or adjacent to a build surface. The sacrificial support material may be configured to support a continuous reinforcement material during an additive manufacturing technique. The method also may include extruding the continuous reinforcement material from an additive manufacturing device such that at least a portion of the continuous reinforcement material contacts and is supported by the sacrificial support material; and removing the sacrificial support material to result in a feature defined at least in part by the continuous reinforcement material at the absence of sacrificial support material.

The present disclosure discloses a method for preparing a continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite by flash sintering technology, including: placing a continuous ceramic fiber preform in a mold, adding a nano-ceramic powder, and subjecting the resultant to mechanical oscillation and press forming in sequence to obtain a green body; heating the green body to a preset temperature and applying an electric field with a preset electric field intensity, until occurrence of flash sintering; and converting a power supply from a constant voltage state to a constant current state, holding at the temperature and cooling to obtain the continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite.

Disclosed is a ceramic matrix component having a fibrous core and a ceramic matrix composite shell surrounding at least a portion of the fibrous core. The ceramic matrix composite shell comprises a fibrous preform. The fibrous core has a greater porosity than the fibrous preform. A method of making the ceramic matrix component is also disclosed.

A ceramic bonding material including at least one fibrous material, a flux agent and a thickening agent wherein the ceramic bonding material fired at a set temperature to bond the two adjacent substrate faces.