Abstract:
A mount for mounting a component to a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The mount may include a central portion that attaches to the component, and a flange circumscribing the central portion and extending to the gas turbine engine, the flange including a fusible region that breaks at a predetermined load. A method for protecting a component mounted to a gas turbine engine is also disclosed. The method may include attaching a mount to a casing of the gas turbine engine, the mount including a fusible region that breaks at a predetermined load. The method may further include attaching the component to the mount. The method may further include the fusible region breaking when the mount experiences the predetermined load, detaching the component from the casing of the gas turbine engine.
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:
The present disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing ice panel segments for turbofan engines. An ice panel material may be wrapped around a mandrel. The ice panel material may include an inner fiberglass layer, a plurality of KEVLAR® layers, and an outer fiberglass layer. The ice panel material may be bagged and cured into a rigid molded cylinder. The rigid molded cylinder may be radially cut into ice panel cylinders. The ice panel cylinders may be axially cut into ice panel segments. The ice panel segments may be bonded to an inner surface of a fan case.
Abstract:
A jet engine fan case is disclosed. The fan case may comprise an ice liner section and a rear liner section, wherein the ice liner section and the rear liner section are constructed from a constructed from a single, integral material. The ice liner section may comprise fiberglass and the rear liner section comprises fiberglass, such that the combined liner comprises a single piece. The combined liner may comprise a plurality of segments in the range of one segment to nine segments. The ice liner section may comprise a first cross-sectional profile and the rear liner section may comprise a second cross-sectional profile. The ice liner section may comprise a first cross-sectional profile and the rear liner section may comprise a second cross-sectional profile that is less than the first cross-sectional profile. The combined liner may comprise an uninterrupted aerodynamic surface.
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 blade containment system includes a plurality of circumferentially-arranged rotatable blades. Each blade has a blade compliance. An annular containment structure is arranged around the rotatable blades. The containment structure includes a liner that has a liner compliance. The blade compliance and the liner compliance are configured such that a strain induced on a respective one of the blades upon impact with the liner is less than a threshold critical strain beyond which the rotatable blades fracture.
Abstract:
A liner assembly for lining of a gas turbine engine includes a honeycomb core having at least two axially adjacent segments, including a forward segment and an aft segment. An impact resistant layer is disposed against and radially inward of the honeycomb forward segment. A radially interior layer, defining a relatively substantially uninterrupted flowpath over at least a portion of the impact resistant layer and the aft segment, extends against and radially interior of both the impact resistant layer and the honeycomb aft segment.
Abstract:
A mount for mounting a component to a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The mount may include a central portion that attaches to the component, and a flange circumscribing the central portion and extending to the gas turbine engine, the flange including a fusible region that breaks at a predetermined load. A method for protecting a component mounted to a gas turbine engine is also disclosed. The method may include attaching a mount to a casing of the gas turbine engine, the mount including a fusible region that breaks at a predetermined load. The method may further include attaching the component to the mount. The method may further include the fusible region breaking when the mount experiences the predetermined load, detaching the component from the casing of the gas turbine engine.
Abstract:
A jet engine fan case is disclosed. The fan case may comprise an ice liner section and a rear liner section, wherein the ice liner section and the rear liner section are constructed from a constructed from a single, integral material. The ice liner section may comprise fiberglass and the rear liner section comprises fiberglass, such that the combined liner comprises a single piece. The combined liner may comprise a plurality of segments in the range of one segment to nine segments. The ice liner section may comprise a first cross-sectional profile and the rear liner section may comprise a second cross-sectional profile. The ice liner section may comprise a first cross-sectional profile and the rear liner section may comprise a second cross-sectional profile that is less than the first cross-sectional profile. The combined liner may comprise an uninterrupted aerodynamic surface.