Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fiber reinforced spacer for a gas turbine engine
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Application No.: US14929701Application Date: 2015-11-02
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Publication No.: US10648481B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Anthony R. Bifulco , Damon K. Brown , Nicholas Aiello
- 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: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: F02C1/00
- IPC: F02C1/00 ; F04D29/32 ; F01D5/02 ; F01D25/28 ; F02C3/06

Abstract:
A spacer of a gas turbine engine is reinforced with a fiber. The fiber can be cured with a substrate to form a fiber reinforced composite material. As a gas turbine engine operates, the rotation creates forces which can deform, expand, contract or translate certain gas turbine engine components, including spacers. These forces can adversely affect gas turbine engine performance and reliability, particularly when they are either unpredictable or difficult to control. Reinforcing a spacer with a fiber may allow a lower system weight, more compact or configurable internal packaging or a high degree of reinforcement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160153463A1 Fiber Reinforced Spacer for a Gas Turbine Engine Public/Granted day:2016-06-02
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