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US 2007/0117480 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for increasing a durability of a body
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsDouglas Carper, Michael Millard
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Abstract
An inseparable assembly includes a body including a ceramic matrix composite material, and a cover including a metallic wire mesh. The cover is bonded to the body so that the cover overlaps at least a portion of the body.
Claims12
1-9. (canceled)
A variable geometry exhaust nozzle for a gas turbine engine having an exhaust centerline, said nozzle comprising:
- a plurality of flaps arranged around the exhaust centerline, each of said flaps having a sealing surface;
- and
- a plurality of flap seals, each of said seals having a body including a sealing surface and being positioned between a pair of flaps of said plurality of flaps such that said sealing surface of said seal engages said sealing surface of at least one of said adjacent flaps,
- wherein at least one of said seals has a cover including a metallic wire mesh bonded to said body with an adhesive so that said cover overlaps at least a portion of an edge of said body.
1 more element
A method for increasing a durability of a body comprising a ceramic matrix composite material, said method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a cover comprising a metallic wire mesh over at least a portion of said body;
- and
- bonding said positioned cover to said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.