Patent classifications
B64C11/26
Method for manufacturing a propeller blade and a propeller blade
The present invention involves a method for manufacturing a blade (1) for a propeller, which blade (1) has a leading edge (2) and a trailing edge, the method comprising the steps of: forming a conduit in the blade (1), making a plurality of holes (7) through which the conduit (6) communicates with the exterior of the blade (1), and providing a blade blank having an edge part receiving surface (4) extending along at least a major part of the leading edge (2) of the blade (1) to be manufactured, wherein forming a conduit (6) comprises building up an edge part (3) onto the edge part receiving surface (4) by a wire-based additive manufacturing process, wherein the additive manufacturing process is adapted to form the conduit (6) at least partly delimited by the edge part (3) and extending along the leading edge (2) of the blade (1) to be manufactured.
ROTOR BLADE WITH A SYSTEM FOR RETENTION AND FOR TAKE-UP OF SEPARATE STRESSES AND ROTOR PROVIDED WITH SUCH BLADES
A blade, for a rotor of an aircraft, comprising a hollow cylindrical sleeve, a stop fastened to the cylindrical sleeve, a profiled portion, and an anchoring device, a blade body and a hollow torsion box secured to the profiled portion. The anchoring device and the blade body are positioned inside the cylindrical sleeve. The anchoring device surrounds the stop in order to form a stop for the profiled portion parallel to a longitudinal axis of the blade. The hollow torsion box is secured to the profiled portion, and comprises a bearing zone in contact with an inner wall of the cylindrical sleeve, taking up the bending loads on the blade.
AIRCRAFT COMPRISING COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR FORMING COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT
A method for fabricating a composite wing structural component for an aircraft is described. The method comprises extruding a filler material into each mold channel of a plurality of mold channels of a die to form a plurality of filler segments, removing the plurality of filler segments from the plurality of mold channels of the die, and arranging the plurality of filler segments in a space in the composite structural component, the space being defined by a radius of the composite structural component, such that the filler segments are in end-to-end contact. The method further comprises curing the plurality of filler segments in the space to fuse the plurality of filler segments.
Tower rotor blades that capture CO2 carbon dioxide
A rotor wind turbine blades with attached mantle peridotite panel available to capture CO.sub.2 in air while the blades are rotating powers by the wind. Due to presence of Ca.sup.+ and Mg.sup.+ in the mantle peridotite glass cell, the panel composed of glass cells can conduct sequestration of carbon dioxide in air and the product of CO.sub.2 sequestration is mineralized carbon. Another means of CO.sub.2 sequestration in air is by placing the mantle peridotite panel at the top of the wing structure of plane and capture the CO.sub.2 while the plane is flying.
Tower rotor blades that capture CO2 carbon dioxide
A rotor wind turbine blades with attached mantle peridotite panel available to capture CO.sub.2 in air while the blades are rotating powers by the wind. Due to presence of Ca.sup.+ and Mg.sup.+ in the mantle peridotite glass cell, the panel composed of glass cells can conduct sequestration of carbon dioxide in air and the product of CO.sub.2 sequestration is mineralized carbon. Another means of CO.sub.2 sequestration in air is by placing the mantle peridotite panel at the top of the wing structure of plane and capture the CO.sub.2 while the plane is flying.
Negative Poisson's ratio materials for propellers and turbines
A propeller includes a rotatable hub and at least two propeller blades coupled to the rotatable hub. Each of the propeller blades is formed from a combination of a first material having a negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) and a second material having a positive Poisson's ratio (PPR). The first material and the second material can be layered or can be formed as a matrix with one of the first or second material embedded in the other. In a layered configuration, a layer of the first material is positioned between adjacent layers of the second material, and the layers can be connected by tabs of NPR material. The combination of the NPR and PPR materials improve the strength and impact resilience of the propeller blades compared to conventional materials.
COMPOSITE BLADE FOR A TURBINE ENGINE ROTOR
The invention relates to a composite blade (5) for a turbine engine rotor, for example, an unducted propeller, comprising a skin (6) made of woven fibres forming the outer profile of the blade and an attachment (11) with cylindrical geometry in the direction of the span emerging from the blade root (9), which attachment is intended to retain the blade (5) on a hub of the rotor, characterised in that it further comprises a spar (16) having a hollow tube structure made of braided carbon fibres, fixed to the attachment (11) and extending inside the skin (6) over at least part of the span of the blade (5). The invention also relates to a propeller comprising said blade and to a method for manufacturing said blade.
COMPOSITE BLADE FOR A TURBINE ENGINE ROTOR
The invention relates to a composite blade (5) for a turbine engine rotor, for example, an unducted propeller, comprising a skin (6) made of woven fibres forming the outer profile of the blade and an attachment (11) with cylindrical geometry in the direction of the span emerging from the blade root (9), which attachment is intended to retain the blade (5) on a hub of the rotor, characterised in that it further comprises a spar (16) having a hollow tube structure made of braided carbon fibres, fixed to the attachment (11) and extending inside the skin (6) over at least part of the span of the blade (5). The invention also relates to a propeller comprising said blade and to a method for manufacturing said blade.
Methods of customizing, manufacturing, and repairing a rotor blade using additive manufacturing processes and a rotor blade incorporating the same
An airfoil member having a root end, a tip end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, the airfoil member including an upper skin; a lower skin; and a support network having a plurality of interconnected support members in a lattice arrangement and/or a reticulated arrangement, the support network being configured to provide tailored characteristics of the airfoil member. Also provided are methods and systems for repairing an airfoil member.
Methods of customizing, manufacturing, and repairing a rotor blade using additive manufacturing processes and a rotor blade incorporating the same
An airfoil member having a root end, a tip end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, the airfoil member including an upper skin; a lower skin; and a support network having a plurality of interconnected support members in a lattice arrangement and/or a reticulated arrangement, the support network being configured to provide tailored characteristics of the airfoil member. Also provided are methods and systems for repairing an airfoil member.