US 12,435,647 B1
Composite casing for a turbine engine
Ming Xie, Dayton, OH (US); and Isak Varol, Istanbul (TR)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/092,615.
Int. Cl. F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 25/24 (2013.01) [F01D 25/005 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6012 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A casing for a turbine engine, the casing comprising:
a composite section having an arcuate shape or an annular shape and extending in a circumferential direction, the composite section including a matrix formed of a matrix material and a plurality of circumferential reinforcing fiber tows embedded in the matrix, each circumferential reinforcing fiber tow of the plurality of circumferential reinforcing fiber tows extending in the circumferential direction and having a plurality of undulations in the circumferential direction to allow the matrix material of the composite section to expand circumferentially.