Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Non-Newtonian materials in aircraft engine airfoils
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Application No.: US15203927Application Date: 2016-07-07
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Publication No.: US10371097B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Aaron Todd Sellinger , Nicholas Joseph Kray
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: F04D29/38
- IPC: F04D29/38 ; F02K3/06 ; F04D29/32 ; F01D5/16 ; F01D25/04 ; F01D5/28 ; F04D29/02 ; F04D29/66

Abstract:
A component is provided for a turbine engine. The component can include an airfoil defining a surface, and an energy absorbing composite positioned on the surface of the airfoil or within the airfoil. The energy absorbing composite includes a shear thickening fluid distributed through a matrix.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180010614A1 NON-NEWTONIAN MATERIALS IN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AIRFOILS Public/Granted day:2018-01-11
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