IP Library Granted Patent US 7,332,116
Granted Patent B2
US 7,332,116 · App. 10/624,905 · Granted Feb 19, 2008

Method for forming non-oxide selectively porous materials

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Patent No.
US 7,332,116
App. No.
10/624,905
Granted
Feb 19, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A process for providing pores in a structure according to any selected physical characteristics. Generally pins or pore forming members may be positioned in a laminate preform and the laminate preform formed into a laminate structure including the pins therein. The pins generally include a size, density, distribution, angle, or other characteristic that is desired in the final laminate structure. After the laminate is formed the pins are then removed from the laminate according to a process which does not harm a selected physical characteristics of the laminate structure.

Claims (55)

1. A method for forming a laminate material including a selected pore, comprising:

selecting a substantially oxide-free fabric;

forming a fabric stack including at least one layer of said selected substantially oxide-free fabric to be laminated into a substantially coherent laminate structure;

placing a pin into the fabric stack, said pin having a selected profile such that said selected pore remaining in said laminated structure allows for substantially uni-directional flow of a flowable material through the laminated structure;

laminating the fabric stack such that the fabric stack becomes laminated into a laminated structure;

removing the pin from the laminated structure to form a substantially selected pore in the laminated structure; and

cooling a structure with said uni-directional flow of said flowable material through said laminated structure.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting a substantially oxide-free fabric includes;

selecting a material from the group including: carbon fiber, silicon carbide fiber, polymeric fibrous materials, and combinations thereof.

3. The method material of claim 1 , wherein forming a fabric stack includes:

disposing at least a first substantially oxide-free fabric layer substantially adjacent a second substantially oxide-free fabric layer; and

wherein said first layer and said second layer are positioned in a selected orientation for forming the laminated structure.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein placing a pin into the fabric stack includes:

moving the pin through each of the layers of the fabric stack without substantially disrupting the selected orientation of each of said layers.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein placing a pin into the fabric stack includes:

moving a pin through fabric stack such that the pin is disposed through selected layers of said fabric stack.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein removing the pin from the laminate stack includes:

etching the pin by dissolving the pin with a selected liquid that removes the pin from the laminated structure while the laminated structure retains substantially all its properties.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein placing a pin into the fabric stack includes:

placing the pin through a selected layer of said plurality of layers according to a selected pattern.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein placing a pin into the fabric stack includes:

placing a pin at a selected angle such that said selected pore remaining in said laminated structure allows for substantially uni-directional flow of a flowable material through the laminated structure of said selected angle.

9. A method of forming with a laminated panel having a plurality of uni-directional pores, comprising:

forming a laminate preform including a plurality of layers of material;

disposing a plurality of pore forming members in said laminate preform in a selected pattern;

processing said laminate preform to form a laminated structure; and

abolishing the pore-forming members in the laminated structure to form a plurality of uni-directional pores in said laminated structure that have a selected profile to enable uni-directional flow of a flowable material through said laminated structure.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein forming a laminate preform includes selecting a material including substantially oxide-free materials.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein processing said laminate preform includes forming said laminated structure around said pore forming members.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein abolishing the pore-forming members includes substantially removing said pore-forming members from said laminated structure substantially after said laminated structure is formed from said laminate preform.

13. A method for forming a structure including a substantially selected porosily comprising:

forming a laminate preform including a plurality of layers of material;

disposing a member at least partially through said laminate preform;

processing said laminate preform with said member disposed in said laminate preform to form a substantially laminated structure;

destroying the member in said laminated structure to form a plurality of pores in said laminated structure, said destroying of the member being accomplished with at least one of substantially little oxidation and degradation to the laminated materials;

disposing said laminated structure adjacent to a structure; and

cooling said structure through said pores formed in said laminated structure;

wherein disposing a member through said laminate preform includes:

positioning the member through said layers of material in a selected manner;

wherein disposing a member through said laminate preform includes:

selecting a member having a desired profile such that a pore left in said laminated structure by said member creates a substantially uni-directional flow of a flowable material.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein disposing a member through said laminate preform includes:

selecting a plurality of members to provide a selected porosity in said laminated structure when the plurality of members are removed from said laminate structure.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein processing said laminate preform includes:

infiltrating said laminate preform with a laminating material to substantially laminate the laminate preform.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

forming a pore having at least one of a selected size, shape, dimension, and property.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein cooling said structure by said porous laminated structure further comprises:

transpirationally cooling said structure.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein cooling said structure by said porous laminated structure further comprises:

forming said porous structure with a hot wall; and

flowing a coolant through said pores to cool said hot wall.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein forming a laminate preform includes;

selecting the plurality of layers of material to include a substantially non-oxide material; and

selecting a physical property of the material.

Assignments (4)
LICENSE Recorded Aug 5, 2016
From: THE BOEING COMPANY AND BOEING MANAGEMENT COMPANY
To: AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC. (F/K/A PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE, INC., F/K/A RPW ACQUISITION ENTERPRISES CO.)
Reel/Frame 039595/0189 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2016
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC. (F/K/A PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE, INC.)
Reel/Frame 039597/0890 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 21, 2013
From: PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 030656/0615 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2004
From: PETERVARY, MIKLOS PAUL; BERBON, MIN ZHOU
To: BOEING COMPANY, THE
Reel/Frame 014895/0403 →