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1、&(19)EP 2 378 079 A2(11)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION(12)(43) Date of publication:19.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/42(51) Int Cl.:F01D 5/28 (2006.01)F01D 5/30 (2006.01)(21) Application number: 11250325.5(22) Date of filing: 16.03.2011(54)Composite leading edge sheath and dovetail root undercut(57)An airfoil (
2、11) having a composite blade formedblade leading edge and the root. A metallic sheath (21) is attached to the leading edge, wherein the sheath has a portion proximate the junction of sufficient thickness to restore at least a portion of the decreased number of plies.from a plurality of plies and hav
3、ing a leading edge (19) and a root (13) for attachment to an engine. The blade has a decreased number of plies at the junction of thePrinted by Jouve, 75001 PARIS (FR)EP 2 378 079 A2(84) Designated Contracting States:AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
4、 NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TRDesignated Extension States:BA ME(30) Priority: 16.03.2010 US 724626(71) Applicant: United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT 06101 (US)(72) Inventor: Alexander, Phillip Colchester, CT 06415 (US)(74) Representative: Tomlon, Kerry John DehnsSt Brides House10 Salisbury
5、 Square LondonEC4Y 8JD (GB)1EP 2 378 079 A22Descriptionthis area of concern is that there is a relatively significantchange in the thickness as the area begtransitioningBACKGROUNDfrom the blade to the attachment region or root of the blade. This is of particular concern when the airfoil is a composi
6、te airfoil having multiple plies through the thick- ness of the blade. Local stress concentration is aggra- vated by ply drops that are required to form the transi- tioning decrease in thickness. These local ply drops and high stresses induce an early de-lamination failure in the part.0001Composite
7、materials offer potential design im- provements in gas turbine engines. For example, in re- cent years composite materials have been replacing met- als in gas turbine engine fan blades because of their high strength and low weight. Most metal gas turbine engine fan blades have been made from titaniu
8、m. The ductility of titanium fan blades enables the fan to ingest a bird and remain operable or be safely shut down. The same re- quirements are present for composite fan blades. 0002A composite airfoil for a turbine engine fan blade can have a sandwich construction with a carbon fiber woven core at
9、 the center and two-dimensional filament reinforced plies or laminations on either side. To form the composite airfoil, individual two-dimensional plies are cut and stacked in a mold with the woven core. The mold is injected with a resin using a resin transfer molding proc- ess and cured. The plies
10、vary in length and shape. The carbon fiber woven core is designed to accommodate ply drops so that multiple plies do not end at the same location.0003Previous composite blades have been config- ured to improve the impact strength of the composite airfoils so they can withstand bird strikes. During u
11、se, foreign objects ranging from large birds to hail may be entrained in the inlet of the gas turbine engine. Impact of large foreign objects can rupture or pierce the blades and cause secondary damage downstream of the blades. 0004In order to prevent damage from the impact of foreign objects such a
12、s birds, a metallic sheath has been used to protect the leading edge of rotor blades and pro- pellers made from composites. Materials such as titani- um and nickel alloys have been fitted on the leading edge of the element to be protected. Examples of sheaths used for covering and protecting a compo
13、nent leading edge of an airfoil component are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,881,972 and U.S. Patent No. 5,908,285. In both pat- ents, the sheaths are formed from metal that is electro- formed on the airfoil component on a mandrel. The sheath and mandrel are separated and the sheath is mounted on th
14、e airfoil.0005 In more recent years, sheaths have been bond- ed on a molded composite blade by forming the blade, usually in a resin transfer molding (RTM) process. Once the blade has been formed, an adhesive is placed on the leading edge and a leading edge sheath is placed aga t the adhesive, heat
15、and pressure are applied and the ad- hesive cures to mount the leading edge as needed. While this process is costly, it is also effective in producing air- foils capable of withstanding impact by birds and other debris that might otherwise damage or destroy the airfoil. 0006 During the event of a bi
16、rd strike making contact with or impacting on a fan blade, one area that generally experiences significant stress and strain is the leading edge root area of the airfoil. A reason for the location of510SUMMARY0007 A composite airfoil having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a tip, a root, a suction s
17、ide and a pressure side includes a metallic sheath sized at the point where the composite material undergoes a thickness decrease as the airfoil is joined to its root. The sheath includes additional metal to compensate for the decrease in com- posite thickness. A portion of the composite material be
18、- ing covered by the sheath at this region can be removed to compensate for the added weight of the thicker portion of the sheath.152025BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS0008FIG. 1 is a side view of the airfoil and root of the present invention.0009FIGS. 2a and 2b are section views of lines A-A and B
19、-B of FIG. 1 respectively.0010FIG. 3 is a side view of an airfoil having the sheath of this invention in place.0011FIGS. 4a and 4b are section views of lines C- C and D-D of FIG. 3 respectively.3035DETAILED DESCRIPTION0012 FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional airfoil 11 that has a root 13 and leading e
20、dge 15. Airfoils 11 may be made of metal or other materials. A method of fabricating an airfoil made from a composite blade 11 is disclosed in European Patent Application 10252018.6.0013 FIG. 2a is a cross sectional view of the area of blade 11 at line A-A of FIG. 1, which shows the thickness of lea
21、ding edge 15 at that point 17 where leading edge404515 joroot 13 and FIG. 2b shows the thickness of root13. Specifically, the width of root 13 is about 25 mm com- pared to leading edge 15 thickness of about 0.5 mm. This is a significant change in thickness in a short distance. Clearly this point 17
22、of leading edge 15 of airfoil 11 at root 13 is significantly weaker than the rest of the blade. Impact by an object such as a bird, ice or other debris on any part of the leading edge 15 will put substantial stress on area 17 and may cause failure of airfoil 11 at that thinnest point.0014 In composi
23、te blades which have a woven core and a plurality of plies completing the composite, the plies removed at area 17 significantly change the strength at505523EP 2 378 079 A24this location. The number of plies that make up just one inch (25.4 mm) of thickness is in the 100s.0015 In order to protect wea
24、k area 17 in accordance with this invention as seen in FIG. 3, the leading edge root of blade 11 is cut back 17a so that the leading edge of the composite airfoil 19 intersects the leading edge 23 of sheath 21 at a point of greater thickness.0016Sheath 21 may be made from any of the con- ventional m
25、aterials. For example, sheath 21 can be made from any hard material, such as titanium and nickel sheaths, and those made from alloys of these metals. 0017FIG. 4a is a cross sectional view of the area of blade 11 of FIG. 3 at line C-C which shows the increase in thickness of the composite leading edg
26、e 19 relative to the actual leading edge 23 of the sheath 21. FIG. 4b shows the thickness of the root 13 at line D-D of FIG. 3,an airfoil (11) having a composite blade formed from a plurality of plies and having a leading edge (19) and a root (13) for attachment to an engine;the blade having a decre
27、ased thickness of plies at the junction of the blade leading edge and the root; anda metallic sheath (21) attached to the leading edge of the blade, the sheath having a portion proximate the junction of the leading edge and root of sufficient thickness to restore at least a portion of the decreased
28、thickness of plies.5102.The device of claim 1, wherein the sheath (21) is made from a metal selected from titanium, nickel and alloys thereof.15which rema1 inch (or 25.mm). The decrease in chordlength of the composite leading edge 19 is compensated by at least a portion of the leading edge 23 of the
29、 metal sheath 21. Preferably the leading edge 23 of sheath 21 is of sufficient chord length to restore the airfoil to its original shape. The thickness of leading edge 19 is di- rectly proportional to the amount of cutback material 17a and the length of the metal sheath leading edge. If the leading
30、edge of the airfoil is such that the thickness is decreased from about 25mm in the root to 0.5mm at the airfoil, the combined effect of the cutback 17a and leading edge 23 of sheath 21 will increase the thickness of the composite 19 from 0.5mm to about 10mm.0018 The use of a sheath to protect an air
31、foil is ac- complished in the same manner that sheaths are at- tached to airfoil blades. One method is to apply an epoxy adhesive such as, by way of example and not as a limi- tation, Hysol EA9393 to the leading edge 19 and bond sheath 21 thereto by applying heat to cure the adhesive. A primer may a
32、lso be used prior to application of the adhesive. The present invention is intended for use with any rotating blade that includes a root that has a de- creased area that dovetails into the blade itself.0019 While the invention has been described with ref- erence to an exemplary embodiment(s), it wil
33、l be under- stood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for ele- ments thereof without departing from the scope of the invention, which is defined by the claims. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or m
34、aterial to the teachings of the invention with- out departing from the essential scope thereof. There- fore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment(s) disclosed, but that the inven- tion will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended clai
35、ms.3.The device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the portion of the sheath (21) proximate the junction of the leading edge (19) and root (13) restores substantially all of the decreased thickness of plies.204.The device of claim 3, wherein the decreased thick- ness of plies is about 25 mm.255.The device of
36、claim 4, wherein the decreased thick- ness of plies is a decrease from 25 mm to about 0.5 mm and the thickness of the portion of the sheath proximate the decreased number of plies is from about 12 to 25mm.306.A method of strengthening an airfoil comprising the steps of:35providing an airfoil (11) ha
37、ving a composite blade formed from a plurality of plies and having a leading edge (19) and a root (13) for attach- ment to an engine;decreasing the number of plies at the junction of the blade leading edge and the root; and attaching a metallic sheath (21) to the leading edge of the blade, the sheath having a portion proximate the junction of the leading edge and root of sufficient thickness to restore at lea
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