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US 2026/0264289 A1Published application
Method for cmc airfoil using core tube of rigidized ceramic fabric
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorsChristian X. Campbell, Robert A. White, III
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Abstract
A ceramic matrix composite airfoil includes an airfoil section that has a prefabricated airfoil core tube made from a ceramic fabric, and one or more braided layers of ceramic fiber tows braided around the prefabricated airfoil core tube. The ceramic fabric and the braided layers are disposed in a ceramic matrix material.
Claims9
A ceramic matrix composite airfoil comprising:
- an airfoil section including:
- a prefabricated airfoil core tube made from a ceramic fabric;
- one or more braided layers of ceramic fiber tows braided around the prefabricated airfoil core tube, the ceramic fabric and the braided layers being disposed in a ceramic matrix material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.