Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vane
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Application No.: US17021435Application Date: 2020-09-15
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Publication No.: US11415008B2Publication Date: 2022-08-16
- Inventor: Robert C. Backhouse , Christopher D. Jones
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Priority: GB1913394 20190917
- Main IPC: F01D5/18
- IPC: F01D5/18 ; F01D9/04 ; F02C7/06 ; F02C7/36

Abstract:
There is disclosed a vane for a gas turbine engine, the vane comprising a three-dimensional weave of composite material. The vane is hollow to define a hollow core, wherein the vane has a maximum thickness (T), and a maximum wall thickness (WT) between an inner surface and an outer surface in a direction normal to the outer surface, wherein WT≤0.1T. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a composite vane for a gas turbine engine, the method comprising: forming a preform for the vane comprising a three-dimensional weave of composite material; and curing the preform. The preform has an internal hollow region, and the cured vane has a maximum thickness (T), and a maximum wall thickness (WT) between an inner surface and an outer surface in a direction normal to the outer surface, wherein WT≤0.1T.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210079798A1 VANE Public/Granted day:2021-03-18
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