COMPOSITE COMPONENT HAVING AN ADDITIVELY PRINTED INNER PORTION

Organization Name

General Electric Company

Inventor(s)

Brian Gregg Feie of Cincinnati OH (US)

Michael Ray Tuertscher of South Lebanon OH (US)

Daniel Gene Dunn of Guilderland NY (US)

Reza Sarrafi-nour of Clifton Park NY (US)

Douglas Glenn Decesare of Queensbury NY (US)

Henry Charles Mcguigan of Duanesburg NY (US)

Matthew Hockemeyer of Ballston Spa NY (US)

Steven James Murphy of Loveland OH (US)

COMPOSITE COMPONENT HAVING AN ADDITIVELY PRINTED INNER PORTION

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18453564 titled 'COMPOSITE COMPONENT HAVING AN ADDITIVELY PRINTED INNER PORTION

Original Abstract Submitted

A composite component for a gas turbine engine is provided, along with its methods of formation. The composite component includes: an additively printed inner portion defining at least one flowpath feature, and a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) outer portion formed on the additively printed inner portion such that the CMC outer portion substantially surrounds the additively printed inner portion. The additively printed inner portion includes SiC; and the CMC outer portion includes a fiber reinforced ceramic matrix (e.g., including SiC) and defines at least one cooling cavity fluidly coupled to the at least one flowpath feature of the additively printed inner portion.