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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Paul H. Zajchowski, Enfield, CT (US);
Christopher W. Strock, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Matthew E. Bintz, West Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Paul H. Zajchowski, Enfield, CT (US);
Christopher W. Strock, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Matthew E. Bintz, West Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/20 (2006.01); F04D 29/08 (2006.01); F04D 29/18 (2006.01); F01D 11/12 (2006.01); C23C 28/00 (2006.01); C23C 4/10 (2006.01); C23C 30/00 (2006.01); C23C 4/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 28/3455 (2013.01); F01D 11/125 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01); C23C 28/3215 (2013.01); C23C 4/105 (2013.01); Y02T 50/67 (2013.01); C23C 30/00 (2013.01); C23C 4/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An abrasive coating on a rotor shaft interacts with cantilevered vanes to form an abradable air seal in a turbine engine. The abrasive coating includes a metal bond coat, and an abrasive layer containing a plurality of abrasive grit particles in a ceramic matrix. The grit particles may be selected from cubic boron nitride (CBN), zirconia, alumina, silicon carbide, diamond and mixtures thereof.