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7410342 Airfoil support  
A blade or a vane preferably used in a gas turbine engine, the blade or vane being formed of a metallic core or insert with a ceramic airfoil surface bonded to the metallic insert. The insert...
7393183 Trailing edge attachment for composite airfoil  
A trailing edge attachment for a composite turbine airfoil. The trailing edge attachment may include an attachment device for attaching the trailing edge attachment to the airfoil. The attachment...
7316539 Vane assembly with metal trailing edge segment  
Embodiments of the invention relate to a vane assembly formed by a forward airfoil segment and an aft airfoil segment. The aft segment is made of metal and can define the trailing edge of the vane...
EP1852572A2 Ceramic matrix composite turbine engine vane  
A vane (20) has an airfoil shell (50) and a spar (52) within the shell (50). The vane (20) has an outboard shroud (26) at an outboard end of the shell (50) and an inboard platform (24) at an...
7247002 Lamellate CMC structure with interlock to metallic support structure  
A component ( 10 ) for a gas turbine engine formed of a stacked plurality of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) lamellae ( 12 ) supported by a metal support structure ( 20 ). Individual lamellae are...
7229254 Turbine blade with a reduced mass  
The invention relates to a turbine comprising at least four stages and to the use of a rotor blade with a reduced mass. In prior art, rotor blades in the fourth stage of a gas turbine, which exceed...
7093359 Composite structure formed by CMC-on-insulation process  
A method of manufacturing a composite structure uses a layer of an insulating material ( 22 ) as a mold for forming a substrate of a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material ( 24 ). The insulating...
7067447 Strain tolerant aggregate material  
A material ( 100 ) formed of a sintered aggregation of ceria particles ( 106 ), mullite particles ( 108 ) and an alumina matrix material ( 110 ). Differential thermal expansion of the ceria and...
7067181 Insulating ceramic based on partially filled shapes  
An insulating ceramic made up of a plurality of partially filled shapes (e.g., 101 ), such as oblate spheroids, spheres, and shapes free of corners, is provided. Each partially filled shape may...
EP1457641A1 Method for cooling a hot gas guiding component and component to be cooled  
The method for the cooling of a component (1) by impingement cooling entails applying a medium to the inner side (13) of the component. The inner side of the component has a heat conducting layer...
6709230 Ceramic matrix composite gas turbine vane  
A hybrid vane ( 50 ) for a gas turbine engine having a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) airfoil member ( 52 ) bonded to a substantially solid core member ( 54 ). The airfoil member and core member...
6696144 Hybrid monolithic ceramic and ceramic matrix composite airfoil and method for making the same  
The present invention is a low density hybrid airfoil comprising a temperature resistant exterior layer and a tough, high impact resistant interior layer. Specifically, the airfoil comprises a...
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