A composite vane for a turbomachine, in particular an aircraft turbomachine, this vane including an aerofoil having a pressure side and a suction side connected together by a leading edge and by a trailing edge, the aerofoil been formed from a fibrous preform obtained by weaving fibres in three dimensions, which is embedded in a polymer matrix, the vane further including a first metal shield extending over and along the leading edge of the aerofoil, the vane further including at least one cover element extending over and along the trailing edge of the aerofoil.

A turbine rotor for an aircraft engine includes a plurality of blades compressed by a compression ring made of ceramic matrix composite (CMC). The CMC includes at least one of: monofilaments and silicon carbide fibers. A method of extracting energy from an airflow using a turbine rotor of an aircraft engine is also disclosed.

An inner coating layer for solid-propellant rocket engines, constituted by a material comprising from 45% to 55% wt. of a a cross-linkable, unsaturated-chain polymer base, from 11% to 13% wt. of silica, from 15% to 25% wt. of vulcanizing agents and plasticizers, from 5% to 7% wt. of aramid fiber and from 10% to 15% wt. of microspheres made of a material selected among glass, quartz and nano clay, having diameter lower than 200 gm, density comprised between 0.30 and 0.34 g/cc and resistance to hydrostatic pressure greater than, or equal to, 4500 psi.

A compressor wheel includes a compressor wheel body, and a thermal insulating coating layer disposed so as to cover at least a part of a back surface of the compressor wheel body.

A rotating component includes an airfoil section with a free end, the airfoil section being formed of a composite core with a metallic skin and an abrasive coating applied to the free end.

An apparatus a multiple layer structure having a sub-portion defining an impact zone, and having an inner composite fiber layer, an outer composite fiber layer overlying the inner composite fiber layer, and a woven glass layer, where the inner composite fiber layer, outer composite fiber layer, and the woven glass layer overly the impact zone.

An annulus filler may include an outer lid defining an airflow surface for air being drawn through the engine in an axial airflow direction and a support structure configured to connect the outer lid to a rotor disc. The annulus filler may include a composite material including a plurality of relatively high-modulus reinforcement elements, a plurality of relatively tough polymer-based reinforcement elements, and a matrix material substantially encapsulating the plurality of relatively high-modulus reinforcement elements and the plurality of relatively tough reinforcement elements.

An apparatus and method for a multiple layer fan casing surrounding a fan having a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades rotatable about a rotational axis and having a sub-portion defining a blade impact zone, the multiple layers comprising an inner fiber layer confronting the blades, an outer fiber layer overlying the inner carbon layer, a glass layer sandwiched between the inner and outer composite fiber layers.

A fan of a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of fan blades secured to a rotor, each of the plurality of fan blades having an airfoil secured to the rotor at one end, wherein the airfoil comprises pockets filled with an elastomeric composite.

An annular rotatable component for a machine includes a first element formed of a composite material, is ring-shaped, and is formed of one or more first ring segments. The first element includes a first interface surface. A second element is formed of a metallic material, is ring-shaped, and is formed of one or more second ring segments. The second element includes a second interface surface complementary to the first interface surface. The annular rotatable component also includes an interface comprising an interface material disposed between the first interface surface and the second interface surface. The interface material, the first element and the second element are co-bonded together to form a unitary structure of the annular rotatable component.