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Fan case design with metal foam between Kevlar
Assignee: Pratt and Whitney Canada Corp
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Filing: 2002-09-03
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Granted: 2003-11-25
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Expires: 2022-09-03
Abstract
Abstract A fan blade fragment containment assembly for a gas turbine engine having a fan case surrounding the fan and having a circumferential axially extending blade fragment impact zone. An inner relatively slack or low tension deformable layer of Kevlar™ or Zylon™ fabric is mounted to the fan case outer surface and envelopes the impact zone. A compressible (ex. metal foam or honeycomb) layer is mounted on an outer surface of the deformable layer. A friction reduction layer of Teflon™ is mounted on an outer surface of the compressible layer and an outer relatively taut higher tension containment layer of Kevlar™ or Zylon™ fabric is mounted on an outer surface of the friction reduction layer. The friction reduction layer enhances the distribution of impact forces about the circumference of the compressible layer by reducing local shear stresses between the compressible layer and the containment layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Czeslaw Wojtyczka
- 👤 Samy Amin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:54
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D21/00; F01D21/04; F01D21/045; B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/10; B32B3/12; B32B5/00; B32B5/18; F05; F05D; F05D2220/00; F05D2220/30; F05D2220/32; F05D2220/326; F05D2220/327; F05D2300/00; F05D2300/40; F05D2300/43; F05D2300/433; F05D2300/60; F05D2300/601; F05D2300/612; F05D2300/614
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A fan blade fragment containment assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a fan case having an inner surface, surrounding a fan mounted for rotation about an engine axis, and an outer surface, the fan case having a circumferential axially extending blade fragment impact zone; a deformable layer mounted to the fan case outer surface and enveloping the impact zone; a compressible layer mounted on an outer surface of the deformable layer; a friction reduction layer mounted on an outer surface of the compressible layer; and a containment layer mounted on an outer surface of the friction reduction layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A fan blade fragment containment assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a fan case having an inner surface, surrounding a fan mounted for rotation about an engine axis, and an outer surface, the fan case having a circumferential axially extending blade fragment impact zone; a deformable layer mounted to the fan case outer surface and enveloping the impact zone; a compressible layer mounted on an outer surface of the deformable layer; a friction reduction layer mounted on an outer surface of the compressible layer; and a containment layer mounted on an outer surface of the friction reduction layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A fan blade fragment containment assembly according to claim 1 wherein,the deformable layer is a fabric of fibres selected from the group consisting of: an aromatic polyamide fibre; and a phenylene-2, 6-benzobisoxazole fibre.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fan blade fragment containment assembly according to crushable layer selected from the group consisting of: a metal foam; a honeycomb structure; an expanded metal sheet; sintered metal particles; and spray applied metal particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fan blade fragment containment assembly according to crushable layer selected from the group consisting of: a metal foam; a honeycomb structure; an expanded metal sheet; sintered metal particles; and spray applied metal particles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A fan blade fragment containment assembly according to claim 1 wherein the friction reduction layer is selected from the group consisting of: a plastic sheet; and a composite graphite based fabric.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fan blade fragment containment assembly according to claim 1 wherein the containment layer is a fabric of fibres selected from the group consisting of: an aromatic polyamide fibre; and a phenylene-2, 6-benzobisoxazole fibre.
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