F05D2300/6031

COMPOSITE MATERIAL FAN BLADE INTEGRATING LARGE CLEARANCE
20190368376 · 2019-12-05 ·

A composite material blade for a fan of a turbine engine, includes a first portion that extends to the root of the blade and that is made of a first material including first fiber reinforcement densified by a first matrix, the blade also including a second portion that extends to the tip of the blade and that is made of a second material that is different from the first material and that includes second fiber reinforcement densified by a second matrix, the second material possessing abrasion resistance that is less than that of the first material.

Metal plated additively manufactured plastic rotors and their method of manufacturing

A rotor for use in a turbomachine includes a hub centered on a central axis and having a disk portion and a shaft portion and a blade extending outward from the hub. The hub and the blade together include a plastic substrate and metal plating disposed on at least apportion of an outer surface of the plastic substrate. The plastic substrate has a matrix material and fibers embedded in the matrix material. The fibers have a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The metal plating has a second coefficient of thermal expansion. The fibers are selected such that a bulk coefficient of thermal expansion of the plastic substrate at the outer surface of the plastic substrate substantially matches the second coefficient of thermal expansion of the metal plating.

Functionally graded composite fan containment case

A fan containment case for a gas turbine engine includes a first inner layer and a second layer outside the first inner layer, where the second layer is made of a first material having a first fabric architecture. The fan containment case also includes a third layer outside of the second layer, where the third layer is made of a second material having a second fabric architecture, and at least one of the first material and the first fabric architecture of the second layer is different from the second material and the second architecture, respectively, of the third layer. A fourth outer layer is located outside of the third layer.

Gas turbine engine blade with ceramic tip and cooling arrangement

A blade for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil that extends a span from a root to a tip. The airfoil is provided by a first portion near the root and has a metallic alloy. A third portion near the tip has a refractory material. A second portion joins the first and third portions and has a functional graded material.

COMPONENTS INCLUDING STRUCTURES HAVING DECOUPLED STRUCTURAL STIFFNESS AND MASS DENSITY

A component is provided. The component includes a structure including a plurality of unit cells joined together, each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells having a mass density substantially similar to the mass density of every other unit cell of the plurality of unit cells. The plurality of unit cells includes a first portion of unit cells having a characteristic dimension and a first portion average stiffness, the characteristic dimension of the first portion of unit cells having a first value. The plurality of unit cells also includes a second portion of unit cells having the characteristic dimension and a second portion average stiffness, the characteristic dimension of the second portion of unit cells having a second value different from the first value, wherein the second portion average stiffness differs from the first portion average stiffness.

TURBOMACHINERY HOUSING WITH VARIABLE LATTICE DENSITIES
20240301892 · 2024-09-12 ·

A housing for a rotary machine includes a support sleeve extending along a central axis of the rotary machine, a volute portion defining a duct in the housing, and a variable lattice structure in an interior of the housing. The variable lattice structure includes a first region of the housing having a first lattice structure and a second region of the housing having a second lattice structure. The second lattice structure of the second region is denser than the first lattice structure of the first region. The second region is an energy containment region of the housing configured to contain internal energy.

Gas turbine engine with fan track liner having triply periodic minimal surface reinforcement

A fan case assembly adapted for use with a gas turbine engine includes a fan case and a fan track liner. The fan case that extends circumferentially about an axis. The fan track liner extends circumferentially at least partway about the axis and is coupled with the fan case. The fan track liner includes an abradable section and a core section located radially outward of the abradable section. The core section defines a triply periodic minimal surface geometry.

HETEROGENEOUS COMPOSITION, ARTICLE COMPRISING HETEROGENEOUS COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR FORMING ARTICLE
20180230824 · 2018-08-16 ·

A heterogeneous composition is disclosed, including an alloy mixture and a ceramic additive. The alloy mixture includes a first alloy having a first melting point of at least a first threshold temperature, and a second alloy having a second melting point of less than a second threshold temperature. The second threshold temperature is lower than the first threshold temperature. The first alloy, the second alloy, and the ceramic additive are intermixed with one another as distinct phases. An article is disclosed including a first portion including a material composition, and a second portion including the heterogeneous composition. A method for forming the article is disclosing, including applying the second portion to the first portion.

Composite blade made by additive manufacturing
09903211 · 2018-02-27 · ·

The present application relates to a blade of a rectifier of a low pressure compressor of an axial turbomachine. The blade can also be a rotor and/or turbine blade. The blade includes a composite material with a matrix and a reinforcement comprising a mesh with rods. The rods of the reinforcement are connected to each other and are distributed throughout the volume between the pressure side surface and the suction side surface of the blade. The mesh forms a three-dimensional structure extending over the majority of the thickness of the blade between the pressure side surface and the suction side surface and/or the majority of the length of the blade between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The present application also relates to an iterative method for manufacturing a blade composite where the reinforcement is formed by additive layer manufacturing based on titanium powder and then placed in an injection mold.

Environmental barrier coating

An article includes a ceramic-based substrate and a barrier layer on the ceramic-based substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix phase and gettering particles in the matrix phase. The gettering particles with an aspect ratio greater than one are aligned such that a maximum dimension of the gettering particles extends along an axis that is generally parallel to the substrate. The barrier layer includes a dispersion of diffusive particles in the matrix phase. A composite material and a method of applying a barrier layer to a substrate are also disclosed.