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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an additional disk for a gas turbine engine.SOLUTION: CMC disks 64A, 64B and 64C for a gas turbine engine 20 include CMC hubs 68A, 68B and 68C defined about an axis, and a plurality of CMC airfoils 66A, 66B and 66C integrated with the respective CMC hubs. The CMC disks 64A, 64B and 64C for the gas turbine engine 20 include the plurality of CMC airfoils 66A, 66B and 66C integrated with the respective CMC hubs 68A, 68B and 68C, and rails 80A, 80C integrated with the respective CMC hubs on sides opposite to the plurality of airfoils. The rails define rail platforms adjacent to the plurality of airfoils and tapered to a rail inner bore.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated rotor module that decreases hardware complexity and weight.SOLUTION: A rotor module 62 disposed in a low-pressure turbine 46 includes CMC airfoils 64A, 64B, and 64C, a CMC drum 66, vanes 68A, 68B, and a split case 60 respectively made of a ceramic composite material. The CMC airfoils 64A, 64B, and 64C form a multiple of rows and extend from the common CMC drum. The CMC airfoils 64A, 64B, and 64C are alternately arranged with the CMC vanes 68A, 68B. The rotor module 62 has a mount 70. The mount 70 extends radially inwardly from the central-axis position extending in the axial direction of the common drum 66 adjacent to the airfoil row 68B and integrally mounts the rotor module 62 to an inner shaft 40. The rotor module 62 further includes an independent feature such as a knife edge seal 72.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seal assembly for restricting leaking-out of cooling air in constant. SOLUTION: An inside cavity 50 is positioned between a vane support part 52 and a rotor assembly 54 on the inside in the radial direction of an annular duct 30. The cooling air 40 is introduced into the cavity 50 by a duct 70, and cools a blade 58 by flowing in a conduit 72. The cavity 50 is separated from the duct 30 by a seal 80 having land 84 and a segment-like ring 86, and air pressure is properly maintained over the whole engine conditions. The ring 86 extends by crossing the cavity 50 from a neck area 96. One complete segment-like ring 86 is formed by aligning a plurality of adjacent ring segments 186 in a state of inserting the blade 58 into a disc. Leaking-out restriction is improved by extending a runner 200 outside in the radial direction from the ring 86 by inclining to a shaft 11. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a full hoop ring structure that prevents leakage of fluid from between each segment of a vane structure.SOLUTION: A vane structure 64B includes: a ceramic matrix composite ring 66 on the outer peripheral side; a ceramic matrix composite ring 68 on the inner peripheral side; and a multiple of ceramic matrix composite airfoils 70 incorporated between the ceramic matrix composite ring 66 on the outer peripheral side and the ceramic matrix composite ring 68 on the inner peripheral side. The ceramic matrix composite ring 66 on the outer peripheral side and the ceramic matrix composite ring 68 on the inner peripheral side are basically wound around the multiple of incorporated airfoils 70 so as to form a full hoop. The design of the full hoop rings allows to maximize the utilization of the fiber strength of the ceramic matrix composite material in the full hoop configuration.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seal assembly for restricting leaking-out of cooling air in constant. SOLUTION: An inside cavity 50 is positioned between a vane support part 52 and a rotary assembly 54 on the inside in the radial direction of an annular duct 30. The cooling air 40 is introduced into the cavity 50 by a duct 70, and cools a blade 58 by flowing in a conduit 72. The cavity 50 is separated from the duct 30 by a seal 80, and air pressure is properly maintained over the whole engine conditions. A segment-like ring 86 extends by crossing the cavity 50 from a divided rim area 110, and a runner 170 is aligned with land 84. One complete segment-like ring 86 is formed by aligning a plurality of adjacent ring segments 164 and 166 in a state of inserting the blade 58 into a disc. Leaking-out restriction is improved by extending the runner 170 outside or inside in the radial direction from the ring 86 by inclining to a shaft 11. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve efficiency of a gas turbine engine (10).SOLUTION: The gas turbine engine (10) includes compressors (14, 16), a combustor (18), and turbines (20, 22). The turbine (20, 22) include an integrated case/stator segment (31) that is comprised of a ceramic matrix composite.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an additional turbine member for a gas turbine engine.SOLUTION: A vane structure 64B for a gas turbine engine 20 includes a plurality of CMC airfoils 70 integrated between a CMC outer ring 66 and a metal alloy inner ring 68. A method of assembling the vane structure 64B for the gas turbine engine 20 includes a step for inserting the plurality of CMC airfoils 70 between the CMC outer ring 66 and the metal alloy inner ring 68.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce weight and cost of a gas turbine engine.SOLUTION: A turbine exhaust case (70) of the gas turbine engine includes a plurality of CMC (ceramic matrix composite) turbine exhaust case struts (72) between a CMC core nacelle aft portion (76) and a CMC tail cone (74).
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an airfoil, made of a ceramic composite material, for a gas turbine engine.SOLUTION: Each CMC airfoil 66 made of a ceramic composite material has an airfoil portion 68 defined between a leading edge 70 and a trailing edge 72, and fillets 74, 76 forming a transition to inner and outer platform segments 78, 80 on each side of the airfoil portion 68. A CMC ply 88 used for manufacturing the CMC airfoil 66 forms an I-shaped fiber structure. The pressure side 82, the suction side 84, and the platform segments 78, 80 are continuously and integrally formed. A first portion of the CMC ply 88 defines the airfoil portion 68, the pressure side 82, and the suction side 84. Transverse portions of the CMC ply 88 defines the platform segments 78, 80. The platform section 78, 80 are chevron-shaped to provide a complementary geometry with respect to each adjacent platform section.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a geometry that provides continuity to fibers of a ceramic matrix composite material, and to maximize the strength per weight.SOLUTION: In each structure of the air foil segments 82, the box-shape ceramic-matrix-composite-fiber geometry 98 is used. Each of the ceramic matrix composite airfoil segments 82 defines a rectilinear pressure side bond line 100P and a rectilinear suction side bond line 100S on a circumferential segment of the ceramic matrix composite airfoil segments 82 to maintain aerodynamic performance and provide a strong bonding part. The rectilinear pressure side bond line 100P and the rectilinear suction side bond line 100S approximately align with a front edge 84L, a rear edge 84T, and respective platforms 90, 92.