Composite airfoil for a gas turbine engine
US10563522B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Stationary vanes and rotating blades of a gas turbine engine are disclosed that include airfoils formed from ceramic matrix composite materials. The airfoils include at least one layer of ceramic-containing matrix material and ceramic-containing reinforcing fibers suspended in the matrix material. A core of the airfoils is surrounded by the at least one layer of ceramic-containing fiber/matrix material.
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