Blade containment assembly for a gas turbine engine
US11530622B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2240/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A blade containment assembly for a gas turbine engine comprises a casing having a first casing member surrounding a set of rotor blades and a second casing member extending axially from the first casing member. The first casing member has an outer annular wall welded to the second casing member at a weld joint disposed in a blade containment zone of the casing and an inner containment ring spaced radially inwardly from the outer annular wall and extending axially from a first location forward of the weld joint to a second location aft of the weld joint.
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