APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING CERAMIC FIBER

The present application provides methods (100) and apparatus (32) for processing ceramic fibers (30) for the manufacture of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). One method (100) may include providing (102) at least one frame (40) including a planar array (34) of unidirectional ceramic fibers (30) exten...

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Main Authors BUI, Pierre-Andre, RUUD, James Anthony, VARTULI, James Scott, DUNN, Daniel Gene, CORMAN, Gregory Scott
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 31.05.2017
Subjects
ARTIFICIAL STONE
CEMENTS
CERAMICS
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDINGMATERIALS
CONCRETE
LIME, MAGNESIA
METALLURGY
REFRACTORIES
SLAG
TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
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Summary:The present application provides methods (100) and apparatus (32) for processing ceramic fibers (30) for the manufacture of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). One method (100) may include providing (102) at least one frame (40) including a planar array (34) of unidirectional ceramic fibers (30) extending across a void (50) thereof. The method (100) may further include depositing (104) a coating on the ceramic fibers (30) of the at least one frame (40) via a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The method (100) may also include impregnating (106) the coated ceramic fibers (30) with a slurry (38) including a ceramic matrix precursor composition to form at least one CMC prepreg (60), such as a prepreg tape. The ceramic fibers (30) may be substantially SiC fibers, for example.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20160200454