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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
Donald Earl Floyd, Greenville, SC (US);
Donald Earl Floyd, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A connecting system for metal component and CMC components, a turbine blade retaining system and rotating component retaining system are provided. The connecting system includes a retaining pin, a metal foam bushing, a first aperture disposed in the metal component, and a second aperture disposed in the ceramic matrix composite component. The first aperture and the second aperture are configured to form a through-hole when the metal component and the ceramic matrix composite component are engaged. The retaining pin and the metal foam bushing are operably arranged within the through-hole to connect the metal component and the ceramic matrix composite component.