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US 10,767,498 B2Granted
Turbine disk with pinned platforms
AssigneeRolls-Royce High Temperature Composites Inc.
InventorStephen Harris
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Abstract
A blade assembly for use in a gas turbine engine. The blade assembly includes a blade, a platform distinct from the blade and configured to extend around the blade, and a pin that couples the platform with the blade.
Claims15
A blade assembly for use in a gas turbine engine, the blade assembly comprising
- a blade comprising ceramic matrix composite materials, the blade includes a root and an airfoil that extends outwardly away from the root in a radial direction relative to an axis, and the blade is formed to include a first passageway that extends through the blade,
- a platform comprising ceramic matrix composite materials, the platform defines at least a portion of a flow path around the airfoil to guide hot, high-pressure gasses around the airfoil while minimizing thermal transfer of the hot, high-pressure gasses to the root of the blade during use of the blade assembly in a turbine, and the platform formed to include a second passageway that extends through the platform, and
- a pin located in the second passageway and the first passageway to couple the platform with the blade,
- wherein the platform includes an outer radial surface and an inner radial surface spaced apart radially from the outer radial surface, the platform is formed to include a blade-receiving passageway that extends through the outer radial surface and the inner radial surface, and a portion of the blade is located in the blade-receiving passageway,
- wherein the platform includes a first side wall and a second side wall that extend radially between the outer radial surface and the inner radial surface and the second passageway extends into at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall, and
- wherein the second passageway opens into the blade-receiving passageway.
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A blade assembly for a gas turbine engine, the blade assembly comprising
- a blade comprising ceramic materials, and formed to include a first passageway extending through the blade
- a platform comprising ceramic materials, the platform formed to include a blade-receiving passageway that extends through the platform, and the platform is arranged around the blade so that a portion of the blade is located in the blade-receiving passageway, and
- a pin located in the platform and the blade to couple the platform with the blade,
- wherein the platform includes a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall, the platform is formed to include a second passageway that extends through the first side wall and the second side wall, and the pin is located in the first and second passageway, and wherein the second passageway opens into the blade-receiving passageway.
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A blade assembly for a gas turbine engine, the blade assembly comprising
- a blade comprising ceramic materials,
- a platform comprising ceramic materials, the platform formed to include a blade-receiving passageway that extends through the platform, and the platform is arranged around the blade so that a portion of the blade is located in the blade-receiving passageway, and
- a pin located in the platform and the blade to couple the platform with the blade,
- wherein the blade is formed to define a first passageway that extends through the blade, the platform is formed to define a second passageway that extends through the platform, the pin is located in the first passageway and the second passageway, and the first passageway is partially offset radially from the second passageway relative to a longitudinal axis of the pin when the pin is located in the first passageway and the second passageway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.