Turbine engine turbine assembly
US10920609B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2300/6033
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine assembly for a turbine engine, includes a rotor disk having a plurality of CMC material blades, a stationary nozzle made of CMC material having a plurality of vanes with outer platforms forming a nozzle ring, a turbine ring made as a single piece of CMC material, and a casing of material presenting a coefficient of thermal expansion that is strictly greater than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the ceramic matrix composite material forming the blades of the rotor disk, the nozzle, and the turbine ring, the casing extending around the nozzle ring and the turbine ring, at least the nozzle ring or the turbine ring being connected to the casing via at least one sliding connection having a degree of freedom to move radially.
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