Gregory Kent Phelps

US Patent:

20180017258, Jan 18, 2018

Filed:

Jul 12, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/207814

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Brian Christopher Towle - Leawood KS, US
Darrell Glenn Senile - Oxford OH, US
Gregory Scott Phelps - Cincinnati OH, US
Jeffrey Douglas Johnson - Newark DE, US

International Classification:

F23R 3/00
F02C 3/04
F23R 3/28
F23R 3/60

Abstract:

Components and methods for forming components are provided. For example, a method for forming a component includes laying up a plurality of plies to form a component preform that defines an axis of symmetry and a circumferential direction. Laying up the plurality of plies includes overlapping ends of the plurality of plies to define overlap regions and offsetting the overlap regions along the circumferential direction such that any radial line drawn from the axis of symmetry through the plies passes through only one overlap region. In another embodiment, a component includes a body that is symmetric about an axis of symmetry and that defines a circumferential direction and a radial direction. The body is formed from a plurality of plies and has a substantially uniform thickness. Ends of the plurality of plies are overlapped to define a plurality of overlap regions, which are offset along the circumferential direction.