IP Library Granted Patent US 11,274,828
Granted Patent B2
US 11,274,828 · App. 16/270,645 · Granted Mar 15, 2022

Article with bond coat layer and layer of networked ceramic nanofibers

Inventor: Zhongfen Ding (South Windsor, CT)
Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
F23R3/002C04B35/10C04B35/48C04B35/6225C04B35/62222C04B2235/3217C04B2235/3244C04B2235/5236C04B2235/5264F02K3/04F05D2300/2112F05D2300/2118
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Patent No.
US 11,274,828
App. No.
16/270,645
Granted
Mar 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An article includes a substrate, a bond coat layer disposed on the substrate, and a layer of networked ceramic nanofibers disposed on the bond coat layer.

Claims (28)

1. An article comprising:

a substrate;

a bond coat layer disposed on the substrate; and

a layer of networked ceramic nanofibers disposed on the bond coat layer, the networked ceramic nanofibers being comprised of filaments that define pores there between and the pores are void, the layer of networked ceramic nanofibers including an inner sub-layer that has the pores that are void and an outer surface sub-layer in which the networked ceramic nanofibers are melt-consolidated as a solid.

2. The article as recited in claim 1 , wherein the ceramic nanofibers include zirconium oxide.

3. The article as recited in claim 1 , wherein the ceramic nanofibers are selected from the group consisting of yttria stabilized zirconia, gadolinia zirconate, and combinations thereof.

4. The article as recited in claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a metal alloy, the bond coat layer is MCrAlY.

5. The article as recited in claim 1 , wherein the bond coat layer includes aluminum oxide.

6. The article as recited in claim 1 , wherein the layer of networked ceramic nanofibers has a thickness of 1 micrometer to 50 micrometers.

7. The article as recited in claim 6 , wherein the thickness is from 5 micrometers to 25 micrometers.

8. The article as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a ceramic barrier coating disposed on the layer of the networked ceramic nanofibers.

9. The article as recited in claim 8 , wherein the ceramic barrier coating is selected from the group consisting of yttria stabilized zirconia, gadolinia zirconate, and combinations thereof.

10. The article as recited in claim 1 , wherein the inner sub-layer has a first percent porosity and the outer surface sub-layer has a second percent porosity that is less than the first percent porosity by a factor of 5 to 25.

11. A combustor comprising:

at least one fuel injector;

a combustion chamber; and

a combustor wall at least partially bounding the combustion chamber, the combustor wall including,

a substrate,

a bond coat layer disposed on the substrate, and

a layer of networked ceramic nanofibers disposed on the bond coat layer, the networked ceramic nanofibers being comprised of filaments that define pores there between and the pores are void, the layer of networked ceramic nanofibers including an inner sub-layer that has the pores that are void and an outer surface sub-layer in which the networked ceramic nanofibers are melt-consolidated as a solid.

12. The combustor as recited in claim 11 , wherein the ceramic nanofibers include zirconium oxide.

13. The combustor as recited in claim 11 , wherein the substrate is a metal alloy, the ceramic nanofibers are selected from the group consisting of yttria stabilized zirconia, gadolinia zirconate, and combinations thereof, the bond coat layer is MCrAlY.

14. The combustor as recited in claim 11 , wherein the bond coat layer includes aluminum oxide.

15. The combustor as recited in claim 11 , further comprising a ceramic barrier coating disposed on the layer of the networked ceramic nanofibers, the ceramic barrier coating being selected from the group consisting of yttria stabilized zirconia, gadolinia zirconate, and combinations thereof.

16. A method of fabricating an article, the method comprising:

providing a substrate and a bond coat layer disposed on the substrate; and

depositing by blow-spinning a layer of networked ceramic nanofibers on the bond coat layer, the networked ceramic nanofibers are comprised of filaments that define pores there between and the pores are void; and

melt-consolidating a portion of the layer of networked ceramic nanofibers such that the layer of networked ceramic nanofibers includes an inner sub-layer that has the pores that are void and an outer surface sub-layer in which the networked ceramic nanofibers are melt-consolidated as a solid.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064714/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING ON THE ADDRESS 10 FARM SPRINGD ROAD FARMINGTONCONNECTICUT 06032 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 057190 FRAME 0719. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CORRECT SPELLING OF THE ADDRESS 10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CONNECTICUT 06032. Recorded Aug 19, 2021
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057226/0390 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 16, 2021
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057190/0719 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2019
From: DING, ZHONGFEN
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048272/0708 →