Manufacturing assembly and method for manufacturing a fan blade
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1. An assembly for formation of a fan blade, the assembly comprising:
- a suction panel;
a pressure panel;
a membrane sandwiched between the suction panel and pressure panel, wherein;
the membrane has a leading edge and a trailing edge, andthe membrane comprises a gas entry slot extending in a radial direction, the gas entry slot having a radially outer receiving portion for receiving a pipe, and a radially inner portion wherein the radially inner portion of the gas entry slot has a uniform width in a direction between the leading and trailing edge of the membrane; and
a pipe, having an internal cross-sectional area X, inserted into the receiving portion, wherein the width (W) of the radially inner portion in the direction between the leading and trailing edges is defined by;
W=X/T, where T is the thickness of the membrane.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an assembly for formation of a fan blade. The assembly comprises a suction panel; a pressure panel; and a membrane having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The membrane is sandwiched between the suction panel and pressure panel. The membrane comprises a gas entry slot extending in a radial direction, the gas entry slot having a radially outer receiving portion for receiving a pipe, and a radially inner portion. The radially inner portion of the gas entry slot has a substantially uniform width in a direction between the leading and trailing edge of the membrane.
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1. An assembly for formation of a fan blade, the assembly comprising:
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a suction panel; a pressure panel; a membrane sandwiched between the suction panel and pressure panel, wherein; the membrane has a leading edge and a trailing edge, and the membrane comprises a gas entry slot extending in a radial direction, the gas entry slot having a radially outer receiving portion for receiving a pipe, and a radially inner portion wherein the radially inner portion of the gas entry slot has a uniform width in a direction between the leading and trailing edge of the membrane; and a pipe, having an internal cross-sectional area X, inserted into the receiving portion, wherein the width (W) of the radially inner portion in the direction between the leading and trailing edges is defined by;
W=X/T, where T is the thickness of the membrane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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