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US 12,723,306 B2Granted
Acoustic wave assisted chemical vapor iinfiltration
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorsJinQuan Xu, Ying She
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Abstract
A chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) system comprises a reactor with an inlet for receiving a flow of reactive gas and an outlet for exhausting the flow of reactive gas, and plurality of acoustic wave generators disposed to generate acoustic waves within the reactor.
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A chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) system comprising:
- a reactor comprising:
- an inlet for receiving a flow of reactive gas;
- an outlet for exhausting the flow of reactive gas;
- and
- an acoustic dampening layer disposed around an exterior of the reactor;
- and
- a plurality of acoustic wave generators disposed to generate acoustic waves within the reactor.
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A method of performing CVI, the method comprising:
- placing a fibrous preform within a reactor, the reactor comprising:
- an inlet for receiving a flow of reactive gas;
- an outlet for exhausting the flow of reactive gas;
- and
- an acoustic dampening layer disposed around an exterior of the reactor;
- flowing the reactive gas through the inlet of the reactor;
- and
- generating acoustic waves at a first frequency within the reactor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.