Assessment of an Advanced Containment System.
Abstract
An advanced turbine engine fan blade containment system using ceramic tiles on a polymer fiber backing ring is proposed. The proposed ceramic/polymer-fiber system has proven more weight effective than monolithic metallic or polymer materials for stopping penetration of ballistic munitions projectiles. It was expected that this technology, originally developed for aircraft armor systems, could decrease containment system weights while still providing the same degree of protection as existing systems. This technology would allow for the design of higher thrust-to-weight engines and be used either for new designs or for retrofit application for existing engines. This program concluded that ceramic liners do not improve the performance of metal or composite containment structures for turbine engine uncontainment when evaluated in terms of contained energy per unit weight.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA362197
Entities
People
- Kenneth L. Presley