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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Inventor:
Christopher Gover, Longueuil, CA;
Assignee:
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/24 (2006.01); F01D 21/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/14 (2006.01); F01D 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/24 (2013.01); F01D 21/045 (2013.01); F01D 25/145 (2013.01); F01D 11/24 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/15 (2013.01); F05D 2300/121 (2013.01); F05D 2300/133 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01);
Abstract
A containment assembly is provided for an aircraft engine having a rotor with a set of blades. The containment assembly comprises a containment casing annularly surrounding the rotor radially outward of the set of blades. The containment casing is made of a material having a density less than that of steel. A layer of thermal insulation is disposed radially inward of the containment casing. The layer of thermal insulation is radially disposed between the containment casing and the set of blades.