Granted Patent B2

US 12,503,962 · App. 18/974,674 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Inventors: David J. Thomas (Indianapolis, IN); Christopher Downie (Cypress, CA); Aaron D. Sippel (Indianapolis, IN); Ted J. Freeman (Indianapolis, IN); Clark Snyder (Indianapolis, IN)

Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation; Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites Inc.

F01D25/246F01D11/122F01D25/005F01D5/288F05D2240/15F05D2300/6033F05D2300/611

Abstract

Claims (41)

1 . A turbine shroud assembly adapted for use with a gas turbine engine, the turbine shroud assembly comprising:

a carrier segment made of metallic materials and arranged circumferentially at least partway around an axis of the gas turbine engine, the carrier segment having an outer wall, a first support wall that extends radially inward from the outer wall, and a second support wall that extends radially inward from the outer wall, the second support wall spaced apart axially from the first support wall to define an attachment-receiving space axially therebetween, and

a shroud segment made of ceramic matrix composite materials supported by the carrier segment, the shroud segment comprising:

a heat shield that extends circumferentially partway around the axis, the heat shield having primary body surfaces comprising an inner surface, a first outer surface spaced apart radially from the inner surface, a first end surface that extends between and interconnects the inner surface and the first outer surface, a second outer surface spaced apart radially from the inner surface, and a second end surface spaced apart axially from the first end surface that extends between and interconnects the inner surface and the second outer surface,

an attachment feature that extends radially outward from the heat shield into the attachment-receiving space, the attachment feature having a first attachment surface that extends radially outward from the first outer surface of the heat shield and a second attachment surface that extends radially outward from the second outer surface of the heat shield, and

a multi-layer coating extending along the primary body surfaces of the heat shield and at least a portion of the first attachment surface of the attachment feature,

wherein the second support wall includes a radially-extending wall that extends radially inward from the outer wall and an axial locator that extends axially from the radially-extending wall and engages the multi-layer coating on the portion of the first attachment surface of the attachment feature, and

wherein the multi-layer coating extends up to the second attachment surface of the attachment feature such that the multi-layer coating does not extend over the second attachment surface of the attachment feature.

2 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first support wall and the second support wall are each formed to define a channel that extends circumferentially at least partway about the axis and opens toward the heat shield of the shroud segment, and

wherein the turbine shroud assembly further comprises at least one seal member arranged in each channel to locate the at least one seal member radially between one of the first support wall and the second support wall and the multi-layer coating.

3 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 1 , wherein the multi-layer coating comprises a surface layer, a bond layer that extends over the surface layer, a barrier layer that extends over the bond layer, and an abradable layer that extends over at least a portion of the barrier layer,

wherein the axial locator engages one of the barrier layer and the abradable layer on the portion of the first attachment surface of the attachment feature.

4 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 1 , wherein the attachment feature of the shroud segment includes a forward attachment flange that extends radially outward from the heat shield and a aft attachment flange that extends radially outward from the heat shield and spaced apart axially aft of the forward attachment flange, and wherein the aft attachment flange defines the first attachment surface, and the forward attachment flange defines the second attachment surface that extends radially outward from the second outer surface of the heat shield.

5 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a retainer that extends axially into the attachment feature of the shroud segment and the carrier segment to couple the shroud segment to the carrier segment, and

wherein the multi-layer coating extends along the portion of the first attachment surface at least up to a minimum line located radially below the retainer.

6 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 5 , wherein the multi-layer coating extends along the portion of the first attachment surface up to a point above the minimum line located radially below the retainer and below a maximum line located radially above the minimum line and radially below a top point of the retainer.

7 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 5 , wherein the multi-layer coating extends along the portion of the first attachment surface up to a maximum line located radially above the minimum line and radially below a top point of the retainer.

8 . A turbine shroud assembly adapted for use with a gas turbine engine, the turbine shroud assembly comprising:

a carrier segment arranged circumferentially at least partway around an axis of the gas turbine engine, the carrier segment shaped to define an attachment-receiving space, and

a shroud segment made of ceramic matrix composite materials supported by the carrier segment, the shroud segment comprising:

a heat shield that extends circumferentially partway around the axis, the heat shield having primary body surfaces comprising an inner surface, a first outer surface spaced apart radially from the inner surface, a first end surface that extends between and interconnects the inner surface and the first outer surface,

an attachment feature that extends radially outward from the heat shield into the attachment-receiving space, the attachment feature having a first attachment surface that extends radially outward from the first outer surface of the heat shield, and

a multi-layer coating extending along the primary body surfaces of the heat shield and at least a portion of the first attachment surface of the attachment feature,

wherein the first support wall and the second support wall are each formed to define a channel that extends circumferentially at least partway about the axis and opens toward the heat shield of the shroud segment, and

wherein the turbine shroud assembly further comprises at least one seal member arranged in each channel to locate the at least one seal member radially between one of the first support wall and the second support wall and the multi-layer coating.

9 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 8 , wherein the carrier segment includes an axial locator that extends axially into the attachment-receiving space and engages the multi-layer coating on the first attachment surface of the attachment feature.

10 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 8 , wherein the primary body surfaces of the heat shield further comprise a second outer surface spaced apart radially from the inner surface and a second end surface spaced apart axially from the first end surface that extends between and interconnects the inner surface and the second outer surface.

11 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 10 , wherein the attachment feature defines a second attachment surface that extends radially outward from the second outer surface of the heat shield, and

wherein the multi-layer coating extends up to the second attachment surface of the attachment feature such that the multi-layer coating does not extend over the second attachment surface of the attachment feature.

12 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 10 , wherein the attachment feature of the shroud segment includes a forward attachment flange that extends radially outward from the heat shield and a aft attachment flange that extends radially outward from the heat shield and spaced apart axially aft of the forward attachment flange, and wherein the aft attachment flange defines the first attachment surface, and the forward attachment flange defines a second attachment surface that extends radially outward from the second outer surface of the heat shield, and

wherein the multi-layer coating extends up to the second attachment surface of the forward attachment flange such that the multi-layer coating does not extend over the second attachment surface of the forward attachment flange.

13 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 8 , further comprising a retainer that extends axially into the attachment feature of the shroud segment and the carrier segment to couple the shroud segment to the carrier segment, and

wherein the multi-layer coating extends along the portion of the first attachment surface at least up to a minimum line located radially below the retainer.

14 . The turbine shroud assembly of claim 13 , wherein the multi-layer coating extends along the portion of the first attachment surface up to a point above the minimum line located radially below the retainer and below a maximum line located radially above the minimum line and radially below a top point of the retainer.

15 . A method comprising:

providing a carrier segment arranged circumferentially at least partway around an axis, the carrier segment shaped to define an attachment-receiving space and including an axial locator that extends axially into the attachment-receiving space,

providing a shroud segment made of ceramic matrix composite materials, the shroud segment comprising a heat shield that extends circumferentially partway around an axis and an attachment feature that extends radially outward from the heat shield, the heat shield having primary body surfaces made up of an inner surface, a first outer surface spaced apart radially from the inner surface, a first end surface that extends between and interconnects the inner surface and the first outer surface, and the attachment feature having a first attachment surface that extends radially outward from the first outer surface of the heat shield,

applying a multi-layer coating to the primary body surfaces of the heat shield and at least a portion of the first attachment surface of the attachment feature,

machining a portion of the multi-layer coating on the portion of the first attachment surface of the attachment feature before arranging the attachment feature of the shroud segment in the attachment-receiving space of the carrier segment,

arranging the attachment feature of the shroud segment in the attachment-receiving space of the carrier segment so that the axial locator of the carrier segment engages the multi-layer coating on the first attachment surface of the attachment feature, and

wherein the axial locator engages the machined portion of the multi-layer coating on the portion of the first attachment surface of the attachment feature.

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