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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Matthew J. Kappes, Greenwood, IN (US);
Robert W. Heeter, Noblesville, IN (US);
Benedict N. Hodgson, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/52 (2006.01); F01D 21/04 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/16 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F04D 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/526 (2013.01); F01D 21/04 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F04D 19/002 (2013.01); F04D 29/164 (2013.01); F04D 29/324 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2300/224 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one aspect, a fan containment case for a gas turbine engine is provided which includes a barrel having a first band of material on an outside of the barrel. The first band is made of carbon fiber composite. The barrel further includes a second band of material inboard of the fan case and made of poly p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole (PBO) composite. The barrel also includes a third band of material made of carbon fiber composite inboard of the second band.