METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOLLOW FAN BLADE
A method for manufacturing a hollow fan blade of a titanium alloy, said blade consisting of skins and a filler forming stiffeners, comprises the step of working skin workpieces with a preformed blade root portion, during which working on surfaces of the skin workpieces, areas to be bonded to a fille...
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Zusammenfassung: | A method for manufacturing a hollow fan blade of a titanium alloy, said blade consisting of skins and a filler forming stiffeners, comprises the step of working skin workpieces with a preformed blade root portion, during which working on surfaces of the skin workpieces, areas to be bonded to a filler workpiece are shaped in the form of projections with a surface flat in a cross-section, and areas to be not bonded to the filler workpiece are shaped in the form of recesses, respectively, wherein at least a part of a surface of recesses opposite to projections in a stack assembled for diffusion welding is made flat in a cross-section, and also comprises the steps of: applying a bond preventing coating onto surfaces of workpiece areas to be not bonded; assembling the skin and filler workpieces into a stack; diffusion welding the skin and filler workpieces; forming stiffeners by superplastic forming, the method further comprises the step of providing the skin and filler workpieces with an aerodynamic profile by applying a deforming load thereto, including forming a pressure face and a suction face of the blade and twisting its airfoil. The method is characterized in that said projections and recesses are made on the surfaces of the skin workpieces prior to providing them with the aerodynamic profile, while the step of providing the workpieces with the aerodynamic profile is performed after diffusion welding. The method is particularly applicable to aircraft engine building. |
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