Airfoil-mounted acoustic resonator array for gas turbine engine component

1. A gas turbine engine component comprising:

an airfoil extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, the airfoil having a plurality of hollow cells with walls separating the plurality of hollow cells, a perforated surface having a plurality of perforations and closing off the hollow cells; and wherein

the hollow cells have a diverter plate which is attached to and directly extends away from the perforated surface at a first angle; and

wherein the diverter plate has a ramp that extends at the first angle, and wherein the ramp extends away from the perforated surface at an increased angle relative to the first angle.

2. The gas turbine engine component as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the ramp ends before a separating wall to provide an opening further into the hollow cell.

3. The gas turbine engine component as set forth in claim 1 , wherein there are at least two columns of hollow cells within the gas turbine engine component with column walls of said walls separating adjacent ones of the hollow cells between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and between adjacent ones of the hollow cells in the first and second columns.

4. The gas turbine engine component as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the column walls separating adjacent ones of the hollow cells in the first and second columns are staggered relative to adjacent ones of the column walls separating the hollow cells in the first and second columns.

5. The gas turbine engine component as set forth in claim 3 , wherein drainage holes are formed in the column walls separating the first and second columns to allow fluid to pass from one said hollow cell in one column to one said hollow cell in the other column.

6. The gas turbine engine component as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the walls separating adjacent hollow cells between the leading edge and the trailing edge extend at an angle that is non-perpendicular to the perforated surface.

7. The gas turbine engine component as set forth in claim 1 , wherein drainage holes are formed in outer ones of said walls defining the gas turbine engine component.

8. The gas turbine engine component as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the gas turbine engine component is a static vane for use in a fan section.

9. A gas turbine engine component comprising:

an airfoil extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, the airfoil having a plurality of hollow cells with walls separating the plurality of hollow cells, a perforated surface having a plurality of perforations and closing off the hollow cells;

the hollow cells have a diverter plate which extends away from the perforated surface at a first angle;

wherein the diverter plate has a ramp that extends at the first angle, and wherein the ramp extends away from the perforated surface at an increased angle relative to the first angle;

wherein the ramp ends before a separating wall to provide an opening further into the hollow cell; and

wherein said hollow cells are defined between four of said walls, with a first portion of said diverter plate extending to connect to all four of said walls, and said ramp connecting to two of said walls.

10. The gas turbine engine component as set forth in claim 9 , wherein the diverter plate extends directly away from the perforated surface, and is connected to the perforated surface.

11. The gas turbine engine component as set forth in claim 9 , wherein the diverter plate extends away from the perforated surface at the first angle, but is not connected to the perforated surface.

12. A gas turbine engine comprising:

a fan section for delivering air into a bypass duct and for delivering air into a compressor section, a combustor and a turbine section;

said fan section including a fan rotor, and fan exit guide vanes positioned downstream of the fan rotor;

the fan exit guide vanes having an airfoil extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, the airfoil having a plurality of hollow cells with walls separating the plurality of hollow cells, a perforated surface having a plurality of perforations and closing off the hollow cells, the hollow cells provided with a diverter plate which is attached to and directly extends away from the perforated surface at a first angle; and

wherein the diverter plate has a ramp that extends at the first angle, and wherein the ramp extends away from the perforated surface at an increased angle relative to the first angle.

13. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 12 , wherein said hollow cells are defined between four of said walls, with a first portion of said diverter plate extending to connect to all four of said walls, and said ramp connecting to two of said walls.

14. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 12 , wherein there are at least two columns of hollow cells within the gas turbine engine component with column walls of said walls separating adjacent ones of the hollow cells between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and between adjacent ones of the hollow cells in the first and second columns.

15. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 14 , wherein the column walls separating adjacent ones of the hollow cells in the first and second columns are staggered relative to adjacent ones of the column walls separating the hollow cells in the first and second columns.

16. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 15 , wherein drainage holes are formed in the walls separating the first and second columns to allow fluid to pass from one said hollow cell in one column to one said hollow cell in the other column.

17. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 12 , wherein drainage holes are formed in outer ones of said walls defining the fan exit guide vanes.

18. A method of forming a gas turbine engine component comprising the steps of:

utilizing additive manufacturing to form the gas turbine engine component having an airfoil extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, the airfoil having hollow cells with walls separating the plurality of hollow cells, and a perforated surface having a plurality of perforations closing off the hollow cells, the hollow cells provided with a diverter plate which extends away from the perforated surface at a first angle; wherein the diverter plate has a ramp that extends at the first angle, and wherein the ramp extends away from the perforated surface at an increased angle relative to the first angle.