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US 2018/0009201 A1Published application
Foam based non-newtonian materials for use with aircraft engine components
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAaron Todd Sellinger, Nicholas Joseph Kray
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Abstract
An engine component for a turbine engine is provided. The engine component can include a substrate defining a surface, and an energy absorbing composite positioned on the surface of the substrate or within the substrate. The energy absorbing composite includes a shear thickening fluid distributed through a solid foamed synthetic polymer matrix.
Claims18
An engine component for a turbine engine, the engine component comprising:
- a substrate defining a surface;
- and
- an energy absorbing composite positioned on the surface of the substrate or within the substrate, wherein the energy absorbing composite includes a shear thickening fluid distributed through a solid foamed synthetic polymer matrix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.