Abstract:
A method for creating a laminate design geometry for a composite component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, defining a spatial volume of a solid defined between a plurality of external surface boundaries, defining an offset boundary spaced by an offset value from one of the plurality of external surface boundaries to define a region in which a ply is to be received, defining a partitioning boundary dividing the region into a ply portion and a resin portion; and repeating the steps of defining an offset boundary and defining a partitioning boundary by defining an offset boundary from any one of the plurality of external surface boundaries and the offset boundary in a previous iteration of defining an offset boundary.
Abstract:
A spinner (80) for a gas turbine engine (20) comprises an outer shell (82) for defining an airflow path when mounted in a gas turbine engine (20). An inner surface (84) is provided with a plurality of webs (86). A gas turbine engine (20) and a fan section (22) for a gas turbine engine (20) are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A compliant attachment for an organic matrix composite component that is configured to interface with a mating component is disclosed. The compliant attachment may comprise an inner surface configured to bond to an interfacing surface of a body portion of the organic matrix component, and an outer surface configured to interface with the mating component. The compliant attachment may have a coefficient of thermal expansion intermediate between a coefficient of thermal expansion of the body portion of the organic matrix composite component and a coefficient of thermal expansion of the mating component.
Abstract:
A spinner (60;76) for a gas turbine engine (20) is disclosed. The spinner (60;76) may include a body (66) extending between a first and second end (62,64) comprised of a cured chopped unidirectional fiber pre-impregnated material. The body (66) may have a generally conical shape and may further be plated with a metal or metal alloy.
Abstract:
Plated polymeric gas turbine engine parts and methods for fabricating lightweight plated polymeric gas turbine engine parts are disclosed. The parts include a polymeric substrate plated with one or more metal layers. The polymeric material of the polymeric substrate may be structurally reinforced with materials that may include carbon, metal, or glass. The polymeric substrate may also include a plurality of layers to form a composite layup structure.
Abstract:
A composite component includes a plurality of layers (62, 64). A fracture region (86) includes at least one fracture inducing layer (76) in an overlapping relationship with at least one of the plurality of layers (78).