Abradable material feedstock and methods and apparatus for manufacture
AssigneeRaytheon Technologies Corporation
InventorChristopher W. Strock
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Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing a powder has: a chamber; a temperature control system for the chamber interior; and a conveyor within the chamber. First, second, and third powder sources supply respective first, second, and third powders along respective first, second, and third powder flowpaths. The second and third flowpaths merge with the first flowpath along the conveyor. The apparatus comprises a vaporizer for vaporizing a solvent to be delivered to the second and third powders along the second and third powder flowpaths.
Claims20
An apparatus for manufacturing a powder, the apparatus comprising:
- a chamber;
- a temperature control system for the chamber interior;
- a conveyor within the chamber;
- a first powder source within or coupled to the chamber and configured to supply a first powder to a first powder flowpath;
- said first powder flowpath passing as from the first powder source through the chamber and passing along the conveyor;
- a second powder source within or coupled to the chamber and configured to supply a second powder to a second powder flowpath;
- said second powder flowpath passing from the second powder source and merging with the first powder flowpath along the conveyor;
- a third powder source within or coupled to the chamber and configured to supply a third powder to a third powder flowpath;
- said a third powder flowpath passing from the third powder source and merging with the first powder flowpath along the conveyor;
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- a vaporizer within the chamber or coupled thereto to deliver vaporized liquid solvent to the second powder powder along the second powder flowpath and the third along the third powder flowpath in the chamber.
An apparatus for manufacturing an agglomerate powder, the apparatus comprising:
- a chamber;
- a temperature control system for the chamber interior;
- a conveyor within the chamber;
- a first powder source of a first powder within or coupled to the chamber;
- a first powder flowpath from the first powder source through the chamber and passing along the conveyor;
- a second powder source of a second powder within or coupled to the chamber;
- a second powder flowpath from the second powder source merging with the first powder flowpath along the conveyor;
- a third powder source of a third powder within or coupled to the chamber;
- a third powder flowpath from the third powder source merging with the first powder flowpath along the conveyor;
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- a vaporizer within the chamber or coupled thereto to deliver vaporized liquid solvent to the second powder along the second powder flowpath and the third powder along the third powder flowpath in the chamber for agglomerating the second and third powders for forming the agglomerate powder.
An apparatus for manufacturing a powder, the apparatus comprising:
- a chamber;
- a temperature control system for the chamber interior;
- a conveyor within the chamber;
- a first powder source within or coupled to the chamber;
- a first powder flowpath from the first powder source through the chamber and passing along the conveyor;
- a second powder source within or coupled to the chamber and including means for cooling the second powder;
- a second powder flowpath from the second powder source merging with the first powder flowpath along the conveyor;
- a third powder source within or coupled to the chamber and including means for cooling the third powder;
- a third powder flowpath from the third powder source merging with the first powder flowpath along the conveyor;
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- a vaporizer within the chamber or coupled thereto to deliver vaporized liquid to the chamber for condensing on at least one of the second powder and the third powder to agglomerate the first, second, and third powders into an agglomerate powder.
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