Method of manufacturing a CMC flow mixer lobed structure for a gas turbine aeroengine
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B21K-025/00
F02K-001/38
F02K-001/48
출원번호
US-0526699
(2008-02-11)
등록번호
US-8584356
(2013-11-19)
우선권정보
FR-07 53201 (2007-02-12)
국제출원번호
PCT/FR2008/050207
(2008-02-11)
§371/§102 date
20090917
(20090917)
국제공개번호
WO2008/104692
(2008-09-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Philippe, Eric
Lalanne, Jean-Daniel
Ducharlet, Pascal
Coupe, Dominique
출원인 / 주소
Snecma Propulsion Solide
대리인 / 주소
Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios LLP
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6
초록▼
A method of fabricating a lobed structure for a gas turbine flow mixer having an annular upstream portion extended downstream by a portion forming a multilobed skirt, the method comprising: making a fiber preform (100) out of refractory fibers and having a shape corresponding to the shape of the lob
A method of fabricating a lobed structure for a gas turbine flow mixer having an annular upstream portion extended downstream by a portion forming a multilobed skirt, the method comprising: making a fiber preform (100) out of refractory fibers and having a shape corresponding to the shape of the lobed structure to be fabricated, from a plurality of component elements of fiber texture that are assembled together and shaped by means of tooling of a shape corresponding to the shape of the lobed structure to be fabricated so as to obtain an assembled fiber preform having a first preform portion (111) corresponding to the annular portion of the lobed structure and a second preform portion (112) corresponding to the multilobed skirt of the lobed structure, the component elements of the fiber preform being assembled together at least in part along connection lines (121) extending substantially in the flow direction of the flow past the lobes of the multilobed skirt preform portion; anddensifying the assembled and shaped fiber preform by means of a matrix that is ceramic, at least in part.
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1. A method of fabricating a lobed structure for a gas turbine flow mixer having a shape defined by an annular upstream portion extended downstream by a portion forming a multilobed skirt having a plurality of lobes distributed around a longitudinal axis of the lobed structure, the method comprising
1. A method of fabricating a lobed structure for a gas turbine flow mixer having a shape defined by an annular upstream portion extended downstream by a portion forming a multilobed skirt having a plurality of lobes distributed around a longitudinal axis of the lobed structure, the method comprising: making a plurality of elements of a flexible woven fiber texture formed of refractory fibers;making a fiber preform and having a shape corresponding to the shape of the lobed structure to be fabricated, by assembling together said plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture and by shaping the assembled elements of the flexible woven fiber texture with deformation by means of tooling of a shape corresponding to the shape of the lobed structure to be fabricated so as to obtain said fiber preform having a first preform portion corresponding to the annular portion of the lobed structure and a second preform portion corresponding to the multilobed skirt of the lobed structure, said plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture being assembled together at least in part along connection lines extending substantially in the flow direction of the flow past the lobes of the second preform portion of the multilobed skirt; andsubsequently densifying the shaped fiber preform by means of a matrix comprising a ceramic material. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together by stitching. 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together by implanting yarns, needles, or pins. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together along connection lines that extend along flanks of the lobes of the second preform portion corresponding to the multilobed skirt. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together along connection lines extending along outer crests of the lobes of the second preform portion corresponding to the multilobed skirt. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together with adjacent edges thereof overlapping. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together by means of assembly strips overlapping adjacent edges thereof. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made with reduced thickness in overlapped zones of adjacent edges. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made by three-dimensional weaving. 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made of ceramic fibers. 11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made of silicon carbide fibers. 12. A method of fabricating a lobed structure for a gas turbine flow mixer having a shape defined by an annular upstream portion extended downstream by a portion forming a multilobed skirt having a plurality of lobes distributed around a longitudinal axis of the lobed structure, the method comprising: making a first element in the form of a strip of a flexible woven fiber texture formed of refractory fibers;making incisions through the strip, the incisions extending from one side of the strip, substantially perpendicularly to said side and over a distance that is less than the width of the strip, the incision having opposite edges;cutting out sector-shaped second elements from a flexible woven fiber texture formed of refractory fibers, the sector-shaped second elements having edges forming an angle;making a fiber preform having a shape corresponding to the shape of the lobed structure to be fabricated, by assembling together said first and second elements of the flexible woven fiber texture and by shaping the assembled first and second elements of the flexible woven fiber texture with deformation by means of tooling of a shape corresponding to the shape of the lobed structure to be fabricated so as to obtain said fiber preform having a first preform portion corresponding to the annular portion of the lobed structure and a second preform portion corresponding to the multilobed skirt of the lobed structure, said first and second elements of the flexible woven fiber texture being assembled together by inserting each sector-shaped second element between the opposite edges of a corresponding incision of the first element and by connecting together the edges of each inserted sector and the edges of the corresponding incision along connection lines extending substantially in the flow direction of the flow past the lobes of the second preform portion of the multilobed skirt; andsubsequently densifying the shaped fiber preform by means of a matrix comprising a ceramic material. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first element is made by three-dimensional weaving with a thickness in margin zones along the edges of the incisions that is less than a thickness in a remaining portion of the first element. 14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first preform portion corresponding to the annular portion of the lobed structure is obtained by superposing at least one additional annular ply of fiber texture on the first element. 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein an additional annular ply covers starter zones of the lobes of the second preform portion corresponding to the multilobed skirt of the lobed structure at the ends of the incisions formed in the first element. 16. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first and second elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together by stitching. 17. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that the first and second elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together by implanting yarns, needles, or pins. 18. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first and second elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together with adjacent edges thereof overlapping. 19. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first and second elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together by means of assembly strips overlapping adjacent edges thereof. 20. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first and second elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made with reduced thickness in overlapped zones of adjacent edges. 21. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first and second elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made by three-dimensional weaving. 22. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first and second elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made of ceramic fibers. 23. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first and second elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made of silicon carbide fibers. 24. A method of fabricating a lobed structure for a gas turbine flow mixer having a shape defined by an annular upstream portion extended downstream by a portion forming a multilobed skirt having a plurality of lobes distributed around a longitudinal axis of the lobed structure, the method comprising: making a plurality of elements of a flexible woven fiber texture formed of refractory fibers;making a fiber preform having a shape corresponding to the shape of the lobed structure to be fabricated, by assembling together said elements of the flexible woven fiber structure and by shaping the assembled elements of the flexible woven fiber texture with deformation by means of tooling of a shape corresponding to the shape of the lobed structure to be fabricated so as to obtain said fiber preform having a first preform portion corresponding to the annular portion of the lobed structure and a second preform portion corresponding to the multilobed skirt of the lobed structure, each of said elements of the flexible woven fiber texture comprising a first sector forming one sector of a first annular ply constituting the first preform portion and a second sector forming one sector of the second preform portion, each second sector having opposite edges, and the elements of the flexible woven fiber texture being assembled together at least along adjacent ones of said edges of the second sectors; andsubsequently densifying the shaped fiber preform by means of a matrix comprising a ceramic material. 25. The method according to claim 24, wherein, in order to obtain the first preform portion corresponding to the annular portion of the lobed structure, at least one additional annular ply of fiber texture is added covering at least the first sectors forming the one sector of the first annular ply of each of said elements. 26. The method according to claim 25, wherein an additional and substantially annular ply covers starter zones of the lobes of the second preform portion corresponding to the multilobed skirt so as to reinforce the starter zones of the lobes. 27. The method according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together by stitching. 28. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together by implanting yarns, needles, or pins. 29. The method according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together with adjacent edges thereof overlapping. 30. The method according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are assembled together by means of assembly strips overlapping adjacent edges thereof. 31. The method according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made with reduced thickness in overlapped zones of adjacent edges. 32. The method according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made by three-dimensional weaving. 33. The method according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made of ceramic fibers. 34. The method according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of elements of the flexible woven fiber texture are made of silicon carbide fibers.
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