The invention relates to an abrasive material including a nickel aluminide intermetallic phase, in particular a beta nickel aluminide (β-NiAl) intermetallic phase with a Laves phase, as a matrix for abrasive particles. It also relates to a method manufacturing an abrasive material and a blade in a turbomachinery with an abrasive material.

A turbomachine having an engine centerline and a first rotor. The first rotor having a first annular drum and being connected to a first plurality of blades. At least one blade of the first plurality of blades having a blade root, a blade tip, a first arm, a second arm and a first seal. The first arm extending from the blade root and having a radial retention hook. The second arm extending from the blade tip.

The present invention relates to a method for characterizing a coating, in which method a mass and/or a volume of a basic body is/are measured prior to coating; a mass and a volume of the basic body with the applied coating are measured; for characterizing the coating, a density of the coating is determined from the volume and mass measurements; wherein the volume is optically measured.

A casing of an aircraft turbomachine includes an annular shell extending around an axis A and made of a composite material having fibers that which are woven and embedded in a resin. An annular layer made of abradable material extends inside the shell, around axis A and is obtained by spreading and polymerizing a paste. Support panels extend around axis A and are interposed between the shell and the abradable layer.

Disclosed is a movable vane (1) for a wheel (2) of an aircraft turbine engine, the vane (1) comprising a blade (4) delimited by an outer heel (8) comprising a first seal (14), the vane (1) comprising an internal circuit (16) suitable for receiving a first minor gas flow (f1), this circuit (16) comprising a supply cavity (17) opening at the root (9) via at least one inlet opening (18), characterised in that the circuit (16) comprises at least two channels (19) connected with the supply cavity (17) and each opening on an outer surface of the first seal (14) via a discharge opening such that a gas jet (J) of the first minor gas flow (f1) is capable of being discharged from each discharge opening, each channel (19) being oriented such that the corresponding gas jet (J) is capable of being projected towards a second minor gas flow (f2) escaping between the heel (8) and a directly adjacent member (22).

A method of assembling a part is provided and includes forming a first section of the part, defining, in the first section, passages with dimensions as small as 0.005 inches (0.127 mm), forming a second section of the part, metallurgically bonding the first and second sections whereby the passages are delimited by the first and second sections and executing the metallurgically bonding without modifying a condition of the passages.

A method of repair of a part is provided and includes removing a section that is damaged from the part, casting a replacement section for the part, the replacement section having a geometry similar to that of the section in an undamaged condition and bonding the replacement section to the part using field assisted sintering technology (FAST).

Turbine and compressor casing abradable components for turbine engines include abradable surfaces with a zonal system of forward (zone A) and rear or aft sections (zone B) surface features. The zone A surface profile comprises an array pattern of non-directional depression dimples, or upwardly projecting dimples, or both, in the abradable surface. The dimpled forward zone A surface features reduce surface solidity in a controlled manner, to help increase abradability during blade tip rubbing incidents, yet they provide sufficient material to resist incoming hot working fluid erosion of the abradable surface. In addition, the dimples provide generic forward section aerodynamic profiling to the abradable surface, compatible with different blade airfoil-camber profiles. The aft zone B surface features comprise an array pattern of ridges and grooves.

A fan blade for a gas turbine engine is described. The fan blade may comprise a body portion formed from a metallic material, and it may include a suction side, a pressure side, a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a tip. A coating may be applied to the tip, and the coating may have a thermal conductivity of no more than about 10 watt per meter kelvin. The coating may be a thermal barrier coating comprising yttria-stabilized zirconia.

A system may include a stationary component including: a substrate and an abradable layer on the substrate. The system also may include a rotating component including a tip and an abrasive coating system on the tip. The abrasive coating system may include a barrier layer and an abrasive material. The barrier layer may include at least one of hafnon, hafnium oxide, a blend of hafnium oxide and silicon or silicon oxide, a rare earth silicate, BSAS, stabilized zirconia, or stabilized hafnia. The blade track or blade shroud and the gas turbine blade are configured so the abrasive coating system contacts a portion of the abradable layer during rotation of the rotating component. The abradable layer is configured to be abraded by the contact by the abrasive coating system.