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US 2014/0004293 A1Published application
Ceramic matrix composite component and a method of attaching a static seal to a ceramic matrix composite component
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJames Hamilton GROOMS, II, Darrell Glenn Senile, Robert Alan Frederick, Charles Thomas McMillan
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Abstract
A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component and a method of attaching a static seal to a ceramic matrix composite component are provided. The CMC component includes a first end and a second end. A CMC metal interface member is attached to the second end. The CMC metal interface member is operable to join to a static seal in a gas turbine.
Claims12
A ceramic matrix composite component comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- and
- a CMC metal interface member attached to the second end;
- wherein the CMC metal interface member is operable to join to a static seal in a gas turbine.
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A method of attaching a metal seal to a ceramic matrix composite component comprising:
- providing a ceramic matrix composite component having a first end and a second end;
- providing a CMC metal interface member;
- attaching the CMC metal interface member to the second end of the ceramic matrix composite component;
- providing a static seal;
- and
- joining the static seal to the CMC metal interface member;
- wherein the CMC metal interface member forms a plenum for purging rotor air.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.