Gas turbine engine combustor with CMC heat shield and methods therefor

US8943835B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8943835-B2
Application numberUS-77653510-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 10, 2010
Priority dateMay 10, 2010
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A combustor for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The combustor is described as comprising a dome plate coupled to a liner thereof, with at least one heat shield comprised of a ceramic matrix composite coupled at the aft end of the dome plate. Also described is a method for assembling a combustor for a gas turbine engine, including releasing a metal alloy heat shield from a dome plate and providing a ceramic matrix composite heat shield as replacement.

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What is claimed is: 1. A combustor for a gas turbine engine, the combustor comprising: a combustion chamber comprising an inner liner and an outer liner; a dome plate coupled to at least one of the inner liner and outer liner, the dome plate having a forward end and an aft end and including at least one opening therethrough; at least one heat shield comprised of a ceramic matrix composite coupled at the aft end of the dome plate; a threaded member provided as at least one bo…

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What does patent US8943835B2 cover?
A combustor for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The combustor is described as comprising a dome plate coupled to a liner thereof, with at least one heat shield comprised of a ceramic matrix composite coupled at the aft end of the dome plate. Also described is a method for assembling a combustor for a gas turbine engine, including releasing a metal alloy heat shield from a dome plate and prov…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Corsmeier Donald Michael, Noe Mark Eugene, Radwanski Michael Todd, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F23R3/002. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).