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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Bill Russell Watson, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 25/16 (2006.01); F01D 21/04 (2006.01); B23P 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 21/045 (2013.01); B23P 15/04 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6034 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fan blade containment systems and methods for producing the same are provided. The fan blade containment system comprise a first ballistic material configured to be wrapped in overlapping layers around a fan casing to form a containment covering of a fan containment case for the fan casing. A plurality of patches comprised of a second ballistic material are configured to be loosely disposed between adjacent overlapping layers of the first ballistic material with each patch partially overlapping a circumferentially adjacent patch.