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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Mark Weaver, Loveland, OH (US);
Paul Izon, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kathleen Elizabeth Albers, Park Hills, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 18/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/20 (2006.01); C04B 35/83 (2006.01); F01D 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 18/00 (2013.01); C04B 35/83 (2013.01); F01D 5/20 (2013.01); F01D 5/282 (2013.01); F01D 5/284 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3826 (2013.01); C04B 2235/428 (2013.01); C04B 2237/38 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/31 (2013.01); F05D 2240/305 (2013.01); F05D 2240/306 (2013.01); F05D 2240/307 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6033 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a ceramic matrix composite turbine blade with squealer tip and with tip flare is provided. The tip flare may be located at either or both of the pressure side and the suction side. The method provides a mandrel which is placed in the pre-form tooling to create the cavity and aid in formation of the pressure side flare.