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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bernard James Renggli, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey Franklin Miller, Goshen, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A ceramic centerbody () for an aircraft gas turbine engine. The ceramic centerbody () comprises an interlaced fiber structure having fibers oriented in a substantially transverse directions and a ceramic matrix surrounding the ceramic fiber structure. The ceramic fiber and matrix are formed into a conical shape having a fore end () and an aft end (). The centerbody includes a means for mechanical attachment () circumferentially oriented around the fore end of the centerbody. The fore end further includes additional plies oriented in a third preselected direction, thereby providing additional strength to for mechanical attachment.