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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsThomas Samuel Holaday, Joel Primmer White, Gregory Scott Phelps, Darrell Glenn Senile, Tyler Lucas Walker
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Compaction systems and methods of compacting components are provided. In one aspect, a laminate of a component can be laid up on a tool of a compaction system. The laminate defines a cavity. A noodle is positioned relative to or in the cavity. A noodle ring is then positioned relative to the noodle. For instance, the noodle ring can be placed over the noodle. A cross section of the noodle ring can be shaped complementary to a cross section of the noodle. A plunger of the compaction system is moved so that it engages the noodle ring. Particularly, the plunger is moved in such a way that a force is applied on the noodle ring so that the noodle ring compacts the noodle into the cavity.
A compaction system for compacting a noodle within a cavity defined between a first section and a second section of a laminate, the compaction system comprising:
A compaction system for compacting a noodle within a cavity defined between diverging sections of a laminate, the compaction system comprising:
A compaction system for compacting a noodle within a cavity defined between diverging sections of a laminate, the compaction system comprising:
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