AIRFOIL FOR A GAS TURBINE AND FABRICATION METHOD

• Main Authors: WALSTON, JEFFREY A, LAZUR, ANDREW J, FREEMAN, TED J, THOMAS, DAVID J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.09.2016
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; HEATING; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; STEAM ENGINES; WEAPONS

A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The vane assembly includes an inner platform, an outer platform, and a ceramic-containing airfoil that extends from the inner platform to the outer platform. The ceramic-containing airfoil is manufactured to have radially discontinuous ri...