Patent classifications
B29L2031/7504
COMPOSITE AIRFOIL WITH METAL STRENGTH
A laminated composite airfoil assembly includes a first lamina formed of a material including metal fibers, and at least a second lamina formed of a material including at least one of metal fibers intermixed with carbon fibers, only metal fibers, only carbon fibers, a substrate including metal fibers, a substrate including carbon fibers, and combinations thereof.
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HOUSING FOR A TURBINE ENGINE AND TOOLS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF
A housing for an aircraft turbine engine includes an annular body extending around an axis A. The body includes a securing flange extending radially outwards at each of the axial ends thereof, and an abradable layer arranged inside the body. A method for manufacturing the housing includes a step b) of bonding the layer to the first surface, during which the housing is heated and compressed by a system present at least partially inside the housing. The method further includes, prior to step b), a step a) of mounting at least two tools between the flanges, each of the tools being located in a circumferential area outside the body so as to exert bearing forces in opposite axial directions on the flanges.
SELF-STIFFENED CASING CONSISTING OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH AN ORGANIC MATRIX
A gas turbine casing made of composite material from fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix. The casing includes at least one stiffener portion extending at a radius greater than the radius of upstream and downstream portions of the casing that are adjacent to the stiffener portion so as to form an annular recess in the inside surface of the casing.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING A GEOMETRY OF A TURBINE PART
An apparatus is provided for modifying the geometry of at least one part of a turbine, which can include a shell assembly that includes an outer shell that is shaped to modify the shape of a pre-existing element of a turbine. The outer shell of the shell assembly can be composed of a fiber-reinforced polymeric material and can at least partially define an inner cavity. The outer shell can be bonded to a structure to modify the geometrical shape of that structure. Thereafter, a polymer casting can be injected into the inner cavity via at least one injection port attached to the shell assembly. In some embodiments, one or more stiffeners and/or a core can be positioned within the inner cavity to help improve the bonding of the polymer casting to the shell and/or improve a structural property of the apparatus.
FAN TRACK LINER
A fan track liner for a fan containment arrangement for a gas turbine includes a cellular impact structure and a supporting sub-laminate integrally formed with each other from fibre-reinforced material. The fan track liner further includes a ballistic barrier comprising a woven reinforcing fibre ply and a layer of reinforcing fibre felt. There is also disclosed an associated fan containment arrangement and a method of manufacturing a fan track liner.
INTER-BLADE PLATFORM WITH A SACRIFICIAL BOX SECTION
The invention relates to an inter-blade platform of a turbomachine fan, comprising: —a base comprising a first surface configured to delimit a flow path in the fan and a second surface on the opposite side from the first surface, —two flanks extending radially next to the second surface, each of the flanks having a sacrificial free end configured to bear against a fan disc.
RTM INJECTION MOLD AND METHOD USING ASYMMETRIC ANTI-PINCHING SECTORS
An injection mold for the manufacture of an axisymmetric part of composite material including a mandrel supporting a fibrous preform and including an annular wall, and a plurality of counter-mold angular sectors assembled on the mandrel and intended to close the mold and to compact the fibrous preform wound on the mandrel. Each angular sector includes an annular base intended to come into contact with the fibrous preform. The annular base extends between the first and second lateral edges in a circumferential direction, the first lateral edge of the annular base of an angular sector being in contact with a second lateral edge of the annular base of an adjacent angular sector.
COMPOSITE LINERS FOR TURBOFAN ENGINES
The disclosure describes composite liners (such as acoustic panels, fan track liners, and/or ice impact panels or boxes for turbofan engines) and techniques for forming composite liners. In some examples, the composite liner includes at least one region comprising a reinforcement architecture comprising a matrix material, a plurality of relatively tough polymer-based reinforcement elements, and a plurality of second reinforcement elements. The plurality of relatively tough polymer-based reinforcement elements and the plurality of second reinforcement elements are embedded in the matrix material.
Installation and method for forming a revolving fibrous preform exhibiting, in radial section, a profile that evolves
An installation for forming a fiber preform, includes a follower roller. The follower roller presents a profile in section that has at least a first slope forming an angle with the axis of the follower roller and a second slope forming a second angle with the axis of the follower roller that is different from the first angle. The installation also has at least one backing roller presenting a shape complementary to the first and second slopes, the installation including a holder for holding each backing roller and configured to hold the backing roller at a predetermined distance from the first and second slopes or configured to apply contact pressure from the backing roller against the first and second slopes.
METHOD FOR REPAIRING COMPOSITE COMPONENTS USING A SUPPORT MEMBER
A method for repairing composite components includes positioning one or more repair fiber plies relative to a repair interface of a composite component such that a butt joint is formed at the repair interface between the one or more repair fiber plies and the composite component. Furthermore, the method includes forming a cavity within the composite component such that the cavity extends through the repair interface. Additionally, the method includes installing a support member within the cavity. In this respect, the support member extends across the butt joint such that a first portion of the support member is positioned within the composite component and a second portion of the support member is positioned within the one or more repair fiber plies.