Ceramic faced outer air seal for gas turbine engines
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorMatthew J. Wallace
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Abstract
A durable, outer air seal structure capable of long term, reliable service in a gas turbine engine environment is disclosed. Various construction details which enable the incorporation of high temperature tolerant ceramic materials into the outer air seal structure are developed. The structure is built around a porous, low modulus pad of metallic material which is disposed between the ceramic material and a substrate of solid metallic material. The ceramic material is applied to a preferred density at which the physical properties of modulus of elasticity (E), mean tensile strength (T), coefficient of thermal expansion (.alpha.) and thermal conductivity (K) impart good thermal shock resistance, erosion resistance and abradability characteristics to the seal structure.
Claims9
An outer air seal of the type circumscribing the tips of rotor blades in the turbine section of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a porous pad of flexible material having an arcuate contour;
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- a ceramic facing material which is adhered to the low modulus pad to form a blade tip opposing surface wherein said ceramic facing material is characterized by
- a modulus of elasticity at 1800.degree. F. of approximately 1.times.10.sup.6 lb/in.sup.2 ;
- mean tensile strength at 1800.degree. F. of approximately 3450 lb/in.sup.2 ;
- coefficient of thermal expansion at 1800.degree. F. of approximately 6.06.times.10.sup.-6 in/in-.degree.F.;
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- thermal conductivity at 1800.degree. F. of approximately 5.55 Btu-in/hr-ft.sup.2 -.degree.F.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.