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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
May. 07, 2019
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jacob John Kittleson, Greenville, SC (US);
James Murray, Piedmont, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A hollow CMC article, a mandrel for forming the article and a method for forming the article are disclosed. The article includes a ply-wrap layer defining a cavity. The ply-wrap layer includes a first face, a second face, a root portion bridging the faces, and a plurality of CMC wrap plies. The root portion defines a terminus of the ply-wrap layer including a cross-sectional conformation consisting of a curve having a single turning point. Each of the plurality of CMC wrap plies are disposed along the first face, wrap over the root portion, and extend along the second face. The hollow article further includes a plurality of CMC lateral plies disposed along the faces.