Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas turbine engine thin wall composite vane airfoil
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Application No.: US14767512Application Date: 2014-02-05
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Publication No.: US10174627B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Hoyt Y. Chang , Shelton O. Duelm
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2014/014908 WO 20140205
- International Announcement: WO2014/133721 WO 20140904
- Main IPC: F01D9/04
- IPC: F01D9/04 ; F01D5/28

Abstract:
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine has a first layer forming a cavity having transitioning from a first thickness to a second thickness through a ply drop region. A second layer is secured to the first layer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160003072A1 GAS TURBINE ENGINE THIN WALL COMPOSITE VANE AIRFOIL Public/Granted day:2016-01-07
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