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US 2016/0258319 A1Published application
Compressed chopped fiber composite inlet guide vane
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsMatthew A. Turner, Andrew G. Alarcon, Shari L. Bugaj
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of guide vanes for gas turbine engines. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a compressed chopped fiber composite inlet guide vane for a gas turbine engine.
Claims18
An inlet guide vane for a gas turbine engine comprising:
- an airfoil portion, wherein the airfoil portion is composed of a compressed chopped fiber composite.
A gas turbine engine comprising:
- a plurality of inlet guide vanes, each inlet guide vane comprising:
- an airfoil, wherein the airfoil is composed of a compressed chopped fiber composite.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.