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Resilient mount for a CMC combustion chamber of a turbomachine in a metal casing

US6732532B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 2002
Grant dateMay 11, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05B2230/606
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a turbomachine comprising an annular shell of metal material containing in a gas flow direction F: a fuel injection assembly; an annular combustion chamber of composite material; and an annular nozzle of metal material forming the inlet stage with fixed blades of a high pressure turbine, provision is made for the combustion chamber to be held in position inside the annular metal shell by a plurality of flexible metal tongues each comprising three branches connected together in a star configuration, the ends of two of these three branches being fixed securely to a downstream end of the combustion chamber via respective first and second fixing means, and the end of the third branch being fixed securely to the annular shell via third fixing means.

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