VANE ARC SEGMENT FORMED OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE

    公开(公告)号:US20220268165A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17480511

    申请日:2021-09-21

    Abstract: A vane arc segment includes an airfoil fairing that has a fairing platform and a hollow airfoil section that extends there from. The hollow airfoil section defines an airfoil profile and surrounds an internal cavity. The fairing platform defines a gaspath side and a non-gaspath side. The airfoil fairing is formed of a fiber-reinforced composite comprised of fiber plies. The fiber plies include at least one cavity fiber ply that is arranged as a tube that circumscribes the internal cavity. The at least one cavity fiber ply extends through the fairing platform and defines at least a portion of an upstanding collar on the non-gaspath side of the fairing platform. The upstanding collar defines a collar profile. The tube necks down through a neck portion such that at least a portion of the collar profile is narrower than the airfoil profile.

    FLOATING TOOLING ASSEMBLY FOR CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240229239A9

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US17970990

    申请日:2022-10-21

    CPC classification number: C23C16/458 C23C16/045

    Abstract: A tooling assembly suitable for use in infiltrating a fibrous preform comprises an outer tooling fixture and an inner tooling fixture. The outer tooling fixture comprises a first portion removably attached to a second portion, and a first pair of oppositely disposed windows defined by the first portion and the second portion. Each of the first portion and the second portion comprise a base with a recess. The inner tooling fixture comprises a body defined by at least one portion, the body configured to at least partially surround the fibrous preform, a plurality of holes extending through a thickness of the at least one portion, each hole of the plurality of holes having a length (L) and a diameter (D), and a first neck region engageable with a recess of the first portion or the second portion.

    VANE ARC SEGMENT FORMED OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE

    公开(公告)号:US20230043695A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17972833

    申请日:2022-10-25

    Abstract: A method of fabricating an airfoil fairing for a vane arc segment includes providing a mandrel that necks down through a mandrel neck portion, providing fiber plies around the mandrel to form a tube that defines at least a portion of an airfoil profile of an airfoil section of an airfoil fairing, the fiber plies following the mandrel neck portion such that the tube has a corresponding tube neck portion that necks down to a collar, and removing the mandrel from the tube.

    FLOATING TOOLING ASSEMBLY FOR CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240133034A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US17970990

    申请日:2022-10-20

    CPC classification number: C23C16/458 C23C16/045

    Abstract: A tooling assembly suitable for use in infiltrating a fibrous preform comprises an outer tooling fixture and an inner tooling fixture. The outer tooling fixture comprises a first portion removably attached to a second portion, and a first pair of oppositely disposed windows defined by the first portion and the second portion. Each of the first portion and the second portion comprise a base with a recess. The inner tooling fixture comprises a body defined by at least one portion, the body configured to at least partially surround the fibrous preform, a plurality of holes extending through a thickness of the at least one portion, each hole of the plurality of holes having a length (L) and a diameter (D), and a first neck region engageable with a recess of the first portion or the second portion.

    Vane arc segment formed of fiber-reinforced composite

    公开(公告)号:US11530614B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US17480511

    申请日:2021-09-21

    Abstract: A vane arc segment includes an airfoil fairing that has a fairing platform and a hollow airfoil section that extends there from. The hollow airfoil section defines an airfoil profile and surrounds an internal cavity. The fairing platform defines a gaspath side and a non-gaspath side. The airfoil fairing is formed of a fiber-reinforced composite comprised of fiber plies. The fiber plies include at least one cavity fiber ply that is arranged as a tube that circumscribes the internal cavity. The at least one cavity fiber ply extends through the fairing platform and defines at least a portion of an upstanding collar on the non-gaspath side of the fairing platform. The upstanding collar defines a collar profile. The tube necks down through a neck portion such that at least a portion of the collar profile is narrower than the airfoil profile.

    Airfoil with flange formed of wishbone-shaped fiber layer structure

    公开(公告)号:US11346228B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-31

    申请号:US17182389

    申请日:2021-02-23

    Abstract: A vane arc segment includes an airfoil fairing that has a fairing platform and an airfoil section that extends there from. The fairing platform defines a gaspath side and a non-gaspath side and includes a flange that projects from the non-gaspath side. The airfoil fairing is formed of a fiber-reinforced composite that includes a wishbone-shaped fiber layer structure that has first and second arms that converge and merge into a single leg. The first and second arms are formed of fiber plies comprised of a network of fiber tows. The single leg comprises fiber tows from each of the fiber plies of the first and second arms. The fiber tows of the first arm are interwoven in the single leg with the fiber tows of the second arm. The first arm, the second arm, or the single leg forms at least a portion of the flange.

    Minimization of chemical vapor infiltration tooling hole length through windows

    公开(公告)号:US11993548B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17957624

    申请日:2022-09-30

    CPC classification number: C04B41/457 C04B41/4531 C04B2235/614

    Abstract: A tooling assembly suitable for use in infiltrating a fibrous preform comprises an outer tooling fixture with a plurality of outer sidewalls defining an inner volume, each of the plurality of outer sidewalls having an outer wall thickness, and a window extending through the outer wall thickness of at least one outer sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls. The tooling assembly further comprises an inner tooling fixture positioned within the inner volume of the outer tooling fixture, the inner tooling having a plurality of inner sidewalls, each of the plurality of inner sidewalls having an inner wall thickness, and a plurality of holes extending through the inner wall thickness of at least one inner sidewall of the plurality of inner sidewalls. The at least one outer sidewall is positioned adjacent the at least one inner sidewall such that the window overlaps with at least a subset of the plurality of holes in the at least one inner sidewall.

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