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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1979
Wilfred H Wilkinson, Turnditch, GB;
Harry Henshaw, Duffield, GB;
Rolls-Royce Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
A nozzle guide vane assembly for a gas turbine engine comprises a circumferentially extending array of angularly spaced apart aerofoils each having projections adapted to engage with structure to retain the aerofoil in its longitudinal direction. Inner and outer platform members are separate from the aerofoils and each comprises a thicker support skin and a thinner inner skin. Both skins have aerofoil shaped apertures through which the aerofoils project, the support skin retaining the aerofoil against twisting, circumferential or axial loads and the inner skin serving to define a respective boundary of the gas flow through the assembly. The aerofoil is free to slide through the apertures sufficiently to permit relative expansion in a direction longitudinal of the aerofoil, and sealing means are associated with the inner skins and provide a seal between the skins and the aerofoils.