Turbine of thermostructural composite material, in particular of small diameter, and a method of manufacturing it
US5775878A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49325
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The turbine comprises a plurality of blades disposed between two end plates and defining flow passages between an inner ring and an outer ring. The turbine is formed by first and second parts, each part made as a single one-piece part out of thermostructural composite material, the first part forming both a first end plate and the blades, while the second part forms the second end plate which is applied against the blades of the first part. The first part and the second part are preferably assembled to each other solely by being clamped together via their central portions.
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