Composite turbomachine vane and method for manufacturing same
AssigneeSafran Aircraft Engines
InventorsMatthieu Patrick Jean Roger Perlin, Nicolas François Paul Broussais-Colella, Damien Vincent Le Cloarec, Ambroise Nicolas Marie Malfroy
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Abstract
A turbomachine blade is made of composite material formed of woven fibers and embedded in a polymerised resin. The blade includes a root connected by a stilt to a vane which comprises a pressure side and a suction side. At least one anti-wear strip of fabric is located on a surface of the root and/or the stilt. At least one anti-wear strip is secured to the root surface in a unitary manner by the resin.
Claims7
A turbomachine vane, comprising a composite material formed of carbon fibers woven in three-dimensions and embedded in a first resin, the vane comprising a root connected by a stilt to a blade which comprises a pressure side and a suction side, at least one anti-wear strip of fabric being located on a surface of the root and/or the stilt, wherein the at least one anti-wear strip is secured in a unitary manner to the surface of the root by a second resin and is produced by weaving PTFE and/or aramid fibers, wherein both first and second resins are the same and are cured simultaneously.
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