Organic matrix composite structural inlet guide vane for a turbine engine
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsSteven Roberts, Kenneth F. Tosi, Isaac J. Hogate, George A. Salisbury
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Abstract
An assembly for a turbine engine includes an inner platform, and outer platform and a plurality of structural inlet guide vanes. The outer platform circumscribes the inner platform. The structural inlet guide vanes are arranged around an axis, and extend radially between and are connected to the inner platform and the outer platform. A first of the structural inlet guide vanes includes a structural vane body that is configured from or otherwise includes an organic matrix composite.
Claims19
An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
- an inner platform;
- an outer platform that circumscribes the inner platform;
- and
- a plurality of structural inlet guide vanes arranged around an axis, and extending radially between and connected to the inner platform and the outer platform;
- wherein a first of the structural inlet guide vanes includes a structural vane body comprising an organic matrix composite;
- wherein the structural vane body includes a core of the organic matrix composite;
- and
- wherein the structural vane body further includes a coating that at least partially coats the core and forms an outermost aerodynamic surface of the structural inlet guide vanes.
An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
- an inner platform;
- an outer platform circumscribing the inner platform;
- and
- a plurality of structural inlet guide vanes arranged around an axis, and extending radially between and connected to the inner platform and the outer platform;
- wherein a first of the structural inlet guide vanes includes a structural vane body comprising an organic matrix composite;
- wherein the structural vane body includes a core of the organic matrix composite;
- and
- wherein the core has a tapered leading edge and a trailing edge, and the core is a solid body that extends between the leading edge and the trailing edge.
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