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Blade for a fluid flow engine and method for manufacturing the blade
Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
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Filing: 1982-12-10
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Granted: 1985-01-08
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Expires: 2002-12-10
Abstract
Abstract A blade for a fluid flow engine, especially a gas turbine, has a protective coating against injurious attack by the propellant or working medium. A metal blade having a diffusion layer or a sprayed coating for inhibiting corrosion is known. Such coating renders the blade highly resistant against heavily erosive and corrosive attack, especially by pulverized coal combustion gas or similar agents. The present blade is made of ceramic material, especially a dense ceramic material with a surface layer of at least one of the following materials: TiN, TiC, B 4 C, BN and titanium carbon nitride. These materials are easy to apply and provide a good bond with the ceramic material. If the ceramic materials are silicon carbide (SiC) or silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) an especially good bond is achieved. This coating strongly resists removal, as it does oxidation and heat. Local removal down to the ceramic material, as it may result from rather long service, is recognizable immediately. These coating materials can be applied to give adequate quality and satisfactory repeatability by using the known CVD (chemically vapor deposited) or the PVD (physical vapor deposited) process.
Inventors
- 👤 Axel Rossmann
- 👤 Werner Huether
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:20
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D25/00; F01D25/007; C; C23; C23C; C23C30/00; C23C30/005; F01D5/00; F01D5/12; F01D5/28; F01D5/284
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A blade for a turbomachine, comprising a blade body made of a dense ceramic material selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) and a protective coating on the external surface of said dense ceramic material blade body, said protective coating being made of a coating material selected from the group consisting of titanium nitride (TiN), titanium carbide (TiC), and titanium carbon nitride, whereby said blade has an improved resistance to both corrosion and erosion as compared to said blade without said protective coating.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A blade for a turbomachine, comprising a blade body made of a dense ceramic material selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) and a protective coating on the external surface of said dense ceramic material blade body, said protective coating being made of a coating material selected from the group consisting of titanium nitride (TiN), titanium carbide (TiC), and titanium carbon nitride, whereby said blade has an improved resistance to both corrosion and erosion as compared to said blade without said protective coating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The blade of claim 1, wherein said ceramic material of said blade body has a density within the range of 95% to 99% of the maximum theoretical density.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The blade of claim 1, wherein said protective coating comprises at least two superimposed layers each of which is made of at least one of said coating materials.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The blade of claim 1, wherein said ceramic material of said blade body is silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The blade of claim 1, wherein said protective coating has a nonuniform thickness at least in certain portions of the blade body surface, so that the protective coating is thicker in zones which are exposed to higher wear and tear.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
The blade of claim 5, wherein said blade body has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a reduced pressure surface and an increased pressure surface, said protective coating being thicker on said leading edge and on said increased pressure surface than on said trailing edge and thicker than on said reduced pressure surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The blade of claim 1, wherein said protective coating covers only those zones of said blade body which are exposed to higher wear and tear.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The blade of claim 7, wherein said blade body has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a reduced pressure surface and an increased pressure surface, said protective coating being present substantially only on said leading edge and on said increased pressure surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The blade of claim 1, wherein said protective coating is thicker on those surface portions of the blade body which are exposed to radially outer zones of a fluid flow through said engine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The blade of claim 1, wherein said protective coating comprises at least two superimposed layers of which the outer layer is thicker on those surface portions of the blade body which are exposed to radially outer zones of a fluid flow through said engine.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
83 words
A blade for a turbomachine, comprising a blade body of a dense ceramic material and a protective coating on at least certain surface portions of said blade body, said protective coating being selected from the group consisting of titanium nitride, titanium carbide and titanium carbon nitride, said protective coating having been applied by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or physical vapor deposition (PVD), whereby said blade has an improved resistance to both corrosion and erosion as compared to said blade without said protective coating.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
83 words
A blade for a turbomachine, comprising a blade body of a dense ceramic material and a protective coating on at least certain surface portions of said blade body, said protective coating being selected from the group consisting of titanium nitride, titanium carbide and titanium carbon nitride, said protective coating having been applied by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or physical vapor deposition (PVD), whereby said blade has an improved resistance to both corrosion and erosion as compared to said blade without said protective coating.
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