US4417854A
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Compliant interface for ceramic turbine blades
Assignee: Boeing North American Inc
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Filing: 1982-04-19
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Granted: 1983-11-29
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Expires: 2002-04-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a ceramic turbine blade having a ceramic root flange and a metallic compliant layer which is electroformed to the ceramic root flange and then machine-formed to the geometry required for attachment to the turbine disk. Because of its intimate bond to the surface of the ceramic root flange and because of its compliant nature, the metallic compliant layer serves to uniformly distribute stresses induced by the attachment of the blade to the turbine disk. The present invention also envisions the attachment and use of a fir tree root section to an otherwise complete ceramic blade without risk of stress fracture or modification of the turbine disk.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin F. C. Cain
- 👤 William T. McFarlen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:54
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/12; F01D5/28; F01D5/284; F01D5/30; F01D5/3084; F01D5/3092
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A ceramic turbine blade suitable for attachment to a turbine disk having a peripheral surface and a series of footings in said peripheral surface, each of said footings having interior surfaces for receiving a turbine blade, said ceramic blade comprising: a ceramic body comprising a blade body and a root flange, a first layer of conductive metal deposited onto said root flange by chemical deposition, at least one layer of compliant metal electroformed onto said first layer, said compliant layer having an exterior surface engageably conforming to said interior surfaces of one of said footings.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A ceramic turbine blade suitable for attachment to a turbine disk having a peripheral surface and a series of footings in said peripheral surface, each of said footings having interior surfaces for receiving a turbine blade, said ceramic blade comprising: a ceramic body comprising a blade body and a root flange, a first layer of conductive metal deposited onto said root flange by chemical deposition, at least one layer of compliant metal electroformed onto said first layer, said compliant layer having an exterior surface engageably conforming to said interior surfaces of one of said footings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A ceramic turbine blade as claimed in claim 1 wherein said compliant layer forms a fir tree root.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A ceramic blade as claimed in claim 1 wherein said exterior surface of said compliant layer is brazed to said turbine disk.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
114 words
A ceramic turbine blade suitable for attachment to a turbine disk having a peripheral surface and a series of footings, each of said footings having interior surfaces for receiving turbine blades, said ceramic turbine blade comprising: a ceramic body comprising a blade body and a root flange, a first layer of conductive metal deposited onto said root flange by chemical deposition, at least one layer of compliant metal electroformed onto said root flange of said ceramic body and having exterior surfaces, a root element affixed to said exterior surfaces of said compliant layer of said root flange, said root element having surfaces engageable with said interior surfaces of said footings of said turbine disk.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
114 words
A ceramic turbine blade suitable for attachment to a turbine disk having a peripheral surface and a series of footings, each of said footings having interior surfaces for receiving turbine blades, said ceramic turbine blade comprising: a ceramic body comprising a blade body and a root flange, a first layer of conductive metal deposited onto said root flange by chemical deposition, at least one layer of compliant metal electroformed onto said root flange of said ceramic body and having exterior surfaces, a root element affixed to said exterior surfaces of said compliant layer of said root flange, said root element having surfaces engageable with said interior surfaces of said footings of said turbine disk.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A ceramic turbine blade as claimed in claim 4 wherein said exterior surfaces of said root element are of fir tree shape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A ceramic turbine blade as claimed in claim 1 or 4 wherein said compliant layer comprising nickel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A ceramic turbine blade as claimed in claim 1 or 4 wherein said compliant layer comprising nickel-cobalt alloy.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A ceramic turbine blade as claimed in claim 1 or 4 wherein said compliant layer comprises nickel-cobalt-tungsten.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for affixing ceramic turbine blades to a turbine disk having a peripheral surface and a series of footings in said peripheral surface, each of said footings having interior surfaces for receiving a turbine blade, said method comprising the steps of: providing a ceramic root flange to said ceramic turbine blade, depositing onto said root flange an initial layer of conductive metal by chemical deposition about a substantial entirety of said root flange, electroforming at least one layer of compliant metal upon said initial layer, machining said layer of compliant metal to form exterior surfaces which engageably conform to the substantial entirety of said footings of said turbine disk, engaging said exterior surfaces of said layer of compliant metal of said ceramic turbine blade with said interior surfaces of one of said footings.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for affixing ceramic turbine blades to a turbine disk having a peripheral surface and a series of footings in said peripheral surface, each of said footings having interior surfaces for receiving a turbine blade, said method comprising the steps of: providing a ceramic root flange to said ceramic turbine blade, depositing onto said root flange an initial layer of conductive metal by chemical deposition about a substantial entirety of said root flange, electroforming at least one layer of compliant metal upon said initial layer, machining said layer of compliant metal to form exterior surfaces which engageably conform to the substantial entirety of said footings of said turbine disk, engaging said exterior surfaces of said layer of compliant metal of said ceramic turbine blade with said interior surfaces of one of said footings.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said method also includes the step of brazing said layer of compliant metal of said ceramic turbine blade to said turbine disk.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said turbine disk is ceramic and said method further comprises the steps of depositing onto said interior surfaces of said footings of said turbine disk an initial layer of conductive metal by chemical deposition and electroforming at least one layer of compliant metal upon said initial layer on said footings.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for affixing a ceramic turbine blade to a turbine disk having a periperal surface and a series of footings in said peripheral surface, each said footings having interior surfaces for receiving a turbine blade, said method comprising the steps of: providing a ceramic root flange to said ceramic turbine blade, depositing onto said root flange an initial layer of conductive metal by chemical deposition, electroforming at least one layer of compliant metal upon said initial layer, fitting a root element over said layer of compliant metal, said root element having exterior surfaces engageably conforming with said interior surfaces of said footings of said turbine disk, engaging said exterior surfaces of said root element of said ceramic turbine blade with said interior surfaces of one of said footings of said turbine disk.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for affixing a ceramic turbine blade to a turbine disk having a periperal surface and a series of footings in said peripheral surface, each said footings having interior surfaces for receiving a turbine blade, said method comprising the steps of: providing a ceramic root flange to said ceramic turbine blade, depositing onto said root flange an initial layer of conductive metal by chemical deposition, electroforming at least one layer of compliant metal upon said initial layer, fitting a root element over said layer of compliant metal, said root element having exterior surfaces engageably conforming with said interior surfaces of said footings of said turbine disk, engaging said exterior surfaces of said root element of said ceramic turbine blade with said interior surfaces of one of said footings of said turbine disk.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in claim 12 wherein said method comprises also the step of brazing said root element to said layer of compliant metal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 12 or 13 wherein said exterior surfaces of said root element are of fir tree shape.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
95 words
A ceramic turbine assembly comprising: a turbine disk having a peripheral surface and a series of footings in said peripheral surfaces, each of said footings having interior surfaces for receiving a turbine blade, a plurality of ceramic turbine blades, each comprising a ceramic body including a ceramic root, a first layer of conductive metal deposited onto said ceramic root by chemical deposition, and at least one layer of compliant metal electroformed onto said first layer, said compliant layer having exterior surfaces providing secure engagement with said interior surfaces of said footings of said turbine disk.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
95 words
A ceramic turbine assembly comprising: a turbine disk having a peripheral surface and a series of footings in said peripheral surfaces, each of said footings having interior surfaces for receiving a turbine blade, a plurality of ceramic turbine blades, each comprising a ceramic body including a ceramic root, a first layer of conductive metal deposited onto said ceramic root by chemical deposition, and at least one layer of compliant metal electroformed onto said first layer, said compliant layer having exterior surfaces providing secure engagement with said interior surfaces of said footings of said turbine disk.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
61 words
A ceramic turbine assembly as claimed in claim 15 wherein said turbine disk is ceramic and further comprises an initial layer of conductive metal deposited onto each of said footings by chemical deposition and a layer of compliant metal electroformed onto each of said initial layers, said compliant layers having surfaces for defining said interior surfaces for receiving a turbine blade.
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