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Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2017
Applicant:

Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Inventors:

Matthew A. Scott, Carmel, IN (US);

Matthew J. Kappes, Greenwood, IN (US);

Assignee:

Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 21/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 21/045 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/14 (2013.01); F05D 2300/173 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01);
Abstract

A soft wall containment system having a casing, a liner system, a containment blanket, and a barrel including multiple features is provided. The soft wall containment system may selectively be installable in a gas turbine engine having a turbine with multiple airfoils. The barrel features may be disposed outboard of the airfoils. The casing barrel may have a first thickness, the casing barrel features may have a second thickness, and the first thickness may be greater than the second thickness. Additionally, the features may be slots that extend through the thickness of the barrel.


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