Abstract: The method for the fabrication of a crystalline blade comprised of two shoulders enclosing an airfoil form which comprises arranging the shells of a mold in a manner such that the shoulders are parallel to the plane of a grain selection baffle that empties into a junction that moves the grain to the two shoulders, and feeding the mold through gates at the upper ends of the shoulders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 30, 1981
Date of Patent:
March 18, 1997
Assignee:
Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moterus D'Aviation S.N.E.C.M.A.
Inventors:
Martial G. Alessandri, Jean-Marc Theret