US4818176A
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Burst guard ring for turbo-engine housings
Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
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Filing: 1988-04-07
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Granted: 1989-04-04
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Expires: 2008-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A burst guard ring for stopping and retaining blade fragments thrown from a failing rotor of a turbine engine includes an outer fiber belt of a highly elastic material, preferably aramid fibers in a silicone rubber matrix surrounding the engine housing. Ceramic tiles are provided radially inwardly of the fiber belt or in the fiber belt exclusively at certain critical locations where any bulging of the fiber ring due to blade fragment impact would damage auxiliary devices or pipelines arranged adjacent or close to the engine at such critical locations. In non-critical areas the fiber belt provides sufficient protection without the ceramic tiles. The high energy absorbing protective effect of elastic fibers is advantageously combined with the low straining or expansion of ceramic, so that a low total weight is achieved.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Huether
- 👤 Axel Rossmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 20:21
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D21/00; F01D21/04; F01D21/045; F41; F41H; F41H5/00; F41H5/02; F41H5/04; F41H5/0414; F41H5/0428; F41H5/0435; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A burst guard ring for a turbine engine housing, comprising radially outer elastic fiber belt means for surrounding said engine housing, said fiber belt means being made of fibers in a matrix material, and a partially radially inner circumferential ceramic layer comprising separate ceramic tile means arranged exclusively at least at one critical location extending over a limited portion of the circumference of said guard ring, said elastic fiber belt means holding said ceramic tile means in place only in said critical location, said elastic fiber belt means being free of ceramic tile means outside said critical location yet providing sufficient protection in noncritical areas outside said critical location.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A burst guard ring for a turbine engine housing, comprising radially outer elastic fiber belt means for surrounding said engine housing, said fiber belt means being made of fibers in a matrix material, and a partially radially inner circumferential ceramic layer comprising separate ceramic tile means arranged exclusively at least at one critical location extending over a limited portion of the circumference of said guard ring, said elastic fiber belt means holding said ceramic tile means in place only in said critical location, said elastic fiber belt means being free of ceramic tile means outside said critical location yet providing sufficient protection in noncritical areas outside said critical location.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The burst guard ring of claim 1, wherein said ceramic tile means is made of a material selected from the group including boron nitrile, boron carbide, silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, and silicon nitrite.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The burst guard ring of claim 1, wherein said ceramic tile means comprises a cross-section having a circular-segment arcuate shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The burst guard ring of claim 1, wherein said fiber material comprises aramid fibers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The burst guard ring of claim 1, wherein said matrix material comprises a highly elastic matrix material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The burst guard ring of claim 5, wherein said highly elastic matrix material comprises silicone rubber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The burst guard ring of claim 1, wherein said fiber material is circumferentially wrapped to form a multi-layered structure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The burst guard ring of claim 7, wherein only every other layer of said fiber material is saturated with said matrix material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The burst guard ring of claim 7, wherein an end of an outer layer of said fiber material is bonded to a next inner layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The burst guard ring of claim 1, wherein separate fibers of said fiber material comprise an adhesive coating for controlling the adhesion of said fibers with said matrix material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
139 words
A burst guard ring for a turbine engine housing, comprising radially outer elastic fiber belt means for surrounding said engine housing, said fiber belt means being made of fibers in a matrix material, and a partial radially inner circumferential ceramic layer comprising separate ceramic tile means arranged exclusively at least one critical location extending over a limited portion of the circumference of said guard ring, said elastic fiber belt means holding said ceramic tile means in place only in said critical location, said elastic fiber belt means being free of ceramic tile means outside said critical location yet providing sufficient protection in noncritical areas outside said critical location, and wherein only every other layer of said fiber material is saturated with said matrix material whereby fiber layers without matrix material are held between fiber layers in an elastic matrix.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
139 words
A burst guard ring for a turbine engine housing, comprising radially outer elastic fiber belt means for surrounding said engine housing, said fiber belt means being made of fibers in a matrix material, and a partial radially inner circumferential ceramic layer comprising separate ceramic tile means arranged exclusively at least one critical location extending over a limited portion of the circumference of said guard ring, said elastic fiber belt means holding said ceramic tile means in place only in said critical location, said elastic fiber belt means being free of ceramic tile means outside said critical location yet providing sufficient protection in noncritical areas outside said critical location, and wherein only every other layer of said fiber material is saturated with said matrix material whereby fiber layers without matrix material are held between fiber layers in an elastic matrix.
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