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US 7,540,710 B2Granted
Turbine blade for use in a gas turbine
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHolger Grote, Heinz-Jürgen Grob
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Abstract
A turbine blade or vane for use in a gas turbine is to have as long a service life as possible at high strength. To this end, the turbine blade or vane, according to the invention, has a basic body which is formed from a strengthened cast ceramic material and in which a number of reinforcing elements are placed.
Claims8
A turbine blade or vane, comprising:
- a basic body formed from a strengthened cast ceramic material and in which a number of reinforcing elements are placed,
- wherein the reinforcing element is formed from a ceramic composite material,
- wherein the reinforcing element is from a honeycomb-shaped porous material,
- wherein the reinforcing element comprises a flat plate arranged in and at a distance from the surface of the basic body, and
- wherein the reinforcing element having a plate-shaped design has a number of apertures.
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A gas turbine, comprising:
- a turbine blade or vane having a basic body formed from a strengthened cast ceramic material and in which a number of reinforcing elements are placed,
- wherein the reinforcing element is formed from a ceramic composite material,
- wherein the reinforcing element is from a honeycomb-shaped porous material,
- wherein the reinforcing element has a rod shape and extends along a peripheral edge of the basic body.
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A turbine blade or vane, comprising:
- a basic body formed from a strengthened cast ceramic material and in which a number of reinforcing elements are placed,
- wherein the reinforcing element is formed from a ceramic composite, honeycomb-shaped porous material,
- wherein the reinforcing element has an annular closed shape that extends along a periphery of the basic body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.