Vane subelements were fabricated from a silicon carbide fiber reinforced silicon carbide matrix (SiC/SiC) composite and were coated with an environmental barrier coating (EBC). In order to address realistic critical design features of a turbine airfoil, the vane subelement cross section was derived from an existing production aircraft engine vane. A new fabrication technique has been developed at NASA Glenn Research Center that enables ceramic composite vanes to be constructed using stoichiometric SiC fiber in the form of a two dimensional cloth. A unique woven cloth configuration was used to provide a sharp trailing edge with continuous fiber reinforcement. Fabrication of vanes with a sharp trailing edge was considered to be one of the more challenging features for fabricating a ceramic composite vane. The vanes were densified through the chemical vapor infiltration/slurry cast/silicon melt-infiltration process. Both NDE inspection and metallographic examinations revealed that the final as-fabricated composite quality of the vanes was consistent with that typically obtained for the same composite material fabricated into flat panels. Two vane configurations were fabricated. One consisted of a thin wall (1.5 mm) shell with a continuously reinforced sharp trailing edge. The second vane configuration included a reinforcing web bridging the pressure and suction-side vane walls and the same reinforced sharp trailing edge. This paper will discuss the vane fabrication and characterization efforts.
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ASME Turbo Expo 2004: Power for Land, Sea, and Air
June 14–17, 2004
Vienna, Austria
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- International Gas Turbine Institute
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0-7918-4167-7
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Ceramic Matrix Composite Vane Subelement Fabrication Available to Purchase
Anthony Calomino,
Anthony Calomino
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
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M. Verrilli
M. Verrilli
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
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Anthony Calomino
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
M. Verrilli
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
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GT2004-53974, pp. 401-407; 7 pages
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November 24, 2008
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Calomino, A, & Verrilli, M. "Ceramic Matrix Composite Vane Subelement Fabrication." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2004: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. Volume 2: Turbo Expo 2004. Vienna, Austria. June 14–17, 2004. pp. 401-407. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2004-53974
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