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Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 02, 2023
Applicant:

Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventor:

Christian X. Campbell, West Hartford, CT (US);

Assignee:

RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/28 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/284 (2013.01); F01D 5/141 (2013.01); F01D 11/001 (2013.01);
Abstract

A gas turbine engine includes a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) vane arc segments that are arranged in a circumferential row. Each of the CMC vane arc segments includes an airfoil section that defines first and second side walls, leading and trailing ends, and first and second radial ends. At the first radial end, the airfoil section has a single-sided platform that and the second side wall has a bearing surface. The single-sided platform of each of the CMC vane arc segments in the circumferential row is situated to bear against the bearing surface of the next of the CMC vane arc segments in the circumferential row.


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