Abstract: A brush seal for a rotating machine, intended to be disposed between a first part and a second part of the rotating machine, the first and second parts being movable relative to each other about an axis, extending along an axial direction, the brush seal comprising a body intended to be attached to the first part, and a brush attached to the body, intended to be in contact with the second part, wherein the brush comprises at least a first group of bristles and a second group of bristles, at least one parameter of the bristles of the first group of bristles being different from the corresponding parameter of the bristles of the second group of bristles.

Abstract: A method for forming a wax model for the manufacture of turbine blades by lost-wax casting, in which a core is provided, a lower surface shell and an upper surface shell are positioned and bonded on either side of ducts of the core adjacent to the root, the core equipped with the lower surface shell and with the upper surface shell is positioned in an injection mold, wax is injected around the core equipped with the lower surface shell and with the upper surface shell, so as to form a wax model including a blade airfoil and a blade root including a fir tree, the lower surface shell and the upper surface shell being positioned around the core so as to form a portion of the fir tree of the wax model.

Abstract: A preform for a turbine engine blade, comprising a main fiber preform obtained by three-dimensional weaving and comprising: a first longitudinal segment, suitable for forming a blade root; a second longitudinal segment, extending upwards from the first longitudinal segment and suitable for forming an airfoil portion; and a first transverse segment, extending transversely from the junction between the first and second longitudinal segments to a substantially linear distal edge and suitable for forming a first platform; the preform further including at least one attachment tab provided under the first transverse segment at its distal edge, suitable for forming an attachment portion of the platform.

Abstract: A reducing assembly includes a planet carrier that is flexible and fixed, borne by a casing which surrounds it by two distinct connections with this casing, with a device for applying a torsional prestress to the planet carrier between these two connections. Prestressing the flexible planet carrier makes it possible to limit its level of mechanical stress when it is in service, in order to simplify its design and dimensioning.

Abstract: An electro-mechanical unlocking device that includes a locking state, a holding state and an unlocking state. The unlocking device includes an arming solenoid and a holding solenoid. In the locking state the arming solenoid moves an arming assembly, which moves a crank and which moves a holding armature from a second position to a first position. In the holding state the holding solenoid is energized and the arming solenoid is de-energizing, which allows the arming armature to moves from the first position to the second position. In the unlocking state the holding solenoid is de-energized, which allows the holding armature and the arming link to move from the first position to the second position. In the locking and holding states a sear blocks the path of the striker and in the unlocking state the sear does not block the path of the striker.

Abstract: A blade for a turbomachine, extending longitudinally between a base and an apex, comprising a lower surface wall, an upper surface wall, a leading edge and a trailing edge and comprising a plurality of internal ventilation cavities which form a cooling circuit of the blade, wherein at least one ventilation cavity is a ventilation cavity of a first type comprising at least one ascending portion which extends substantially longitudinally between the base and the apex, engaged with the lower surface wall and spaced from the upper surface wall, and at least one discharge portion which extends substantially transversely and which opens at the trailing edge via at least one port of the trailing edge, and wherein at least one ventilation cavity of the first type further comprises at least one descending portion which extends substantially longitudinally from the apex, engaged with the upper surface wall and spaced from the lower.

Abstract: A fuel supply circuit for an aeronautical cryogenic turbomachine including: at least one cryogenic reservoir containing a liquid fuel topped with a boil-off gas and including a high-pressure liquid pump to supply at least one main propulsion device of the turbomachine with liquid fuel, an auxiliary turbomachine including an electric generator, a gas compressor to supply the auxiliary turbomachine with gaseous fuel, and a buffer gas reservoir connecting the gas compressor to the cryogenic reservoir to reinject gas into the cryogenic reservoir in order to maintain the pressure in the cryogenic reservoir above a predefined value, the electric generator supplying the high-pressure liquid pump and the gas compressor.

Abstract: A connection system for exchanging electrical signals, includes a first symmetrical connector, and a second symmetrical connector. Each symmetrical connector has at least one magnetic core provided with at least one turn. The symmetrical connectors are produced in a substrate made of insulating material so as to form a half of a coupling transformer At least one half of the coupling transformer of each connector is arranged opposite one another so as to be able to exchange a magnetic flux. The electrical signals are emitted by the first connector in the form of a magnetic flux, and the second connector generates the electrical signals on receiving the magnetic flux.

Abstract: A system for heating cryogenic fuel includes a storage take, a supply line, a closed circuit, a cryogenic fuel heat exchanger, one or more working fluid heat exchangers, and a controller The storage tank stores the cryogenic fuel in a liquid state. The supply line connects the storage tank to a combustion chamber of an aircraft turbine engine. The closed circuit circulates a heat-transfer fluid. The cryogenic fuel heat exchanger heats the cryogenic fuel by the heat-transfer fluid. The closed circuit includes a pump for circulating the heat-transfer fluid and a closed expansion vessel connected to the closed circuit. The controller controls the pump to ensure a heat-transfer fluid flow rate inside the closed circuit so that the closed expansion vessel keeps the heat-transfer fluid circulating in the closed circuit at a pressure such that the heat-transfer fluid remains in the liquid state and does not change phase.

Abstract: Architecture for collecting and transmitting an aircraft flight data report including at least one data acquisition unit installed on board the aircraft, means for transmitting the flight data report installed on board the aircraft and a station for collecting the data report on the ground, including means for calculating and taking into account a cost index for optimizing a choice of a best means for transmitting the flight data report and its content with respect to the cost index.

Abstract: A propulsion channel for aircraft at least one first dual-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine configured to be mechanically coupled to a turbine engine. The propulsion channel further includes at least one second polyphase rotating electric machine electrically coupled to the first asynchronous rotating electric machine, and a control and storage module configured to control the first polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine. The module is connected to the first dual-feed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine as well as to the at least second polyphase rotating electric machine. The at least second polyphase rotating electric machine includes a polyphase synchronous rotating electric machine with permanent magnet.

Abstract: An electrolyte for the electrochemical machining of a ?-?? nickel-based superalloy, includes NaNO3 in a content of between 10% and 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte; a complexing agent selected from sulfosalicylic acid at a pH of between 3 and 10 and nitrilotriacetic acid at a pH of between 7 and 14, the complexing agent being present in a content of between 1% and 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte; optionally, an anionic surfactant in a content of between 1% and 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte; optionally, NaOH in order to obtain the desired pH; and an aqueous solvent.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a plurality of single-crystal nozzle sectors each including at least a first blade extending between two platforms by lost-wax casting, includes casting a molten metal into a plurality of ceramic molds distributed in a cluster about an axis, and directional solidification of the cast metal in a furnace comprising a radiant heating element configured to be arranged around the cluster, a solidification front of the metal advancing in each mold in a direction parallel to the cluster axis during directional solidification. Each mold of a second shell separate from a first molding shell of the nozzle sector, which delimits a second cavity for molding a dummy blade acting as a heat shield.

Abstract: A part includes a substrate, having, adjacent to a surface of the substrate, at least a portion that is made from a material that contains silicon, and an environmental barrier formed on the surface of the substrate, the environmental barrier including at least a first layer including a rare earth disilicate of formula REa2Si2O7 present at a molar content lying in the range 70% to 99.9%, where REa is a rare earth element; and at least one rare earth oxide of formula REb2O3 present at a molar content lying in the range 0.1% to 30%, where REb is a rare earth element different from REa.

Abstract: In a convergent-divergent flap pair for a turbojet engine nozzle of the variable-geometry convergent-divergent type, the convergent flap and the divergent flap include respective cooling-air ducts connected to one another through air passage openings formed in respective contact surfaces of the convergent flap and of the divergent flap arranged facing one another.

Abstract: Tooling for placing a propulsive assembly from a horizontal position to a vertical position includes a front tool and a rear tool. The front tool has a first assembly with a frame configured to be positioned and maintained with respect to a front casing. The frame has a first connection interface configured to be connected to a first lifting system such that the frame is movable about an axis of rotation (R). The front tool also has a second assembly with a shaft configured to be positioned and maintained with respect to a rotor and a member for connection between the first assembly and the second assembly. The tooling further includes a rear tool configured to be positioned and maintained with respect to the rear casing. The rear tool has a second connection interface configured to be connected to a second lifting system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a protection dish (32) for a counterbore formed in an aircraft mechanical part, said protection dish (32) having an axial cross-section about an axis (A) having substantially the shape of a U, and comprising a substantially annular wall (34) of axis (A) and a substantially cylindrical rim (36) of axis (A) connected to an outer periphery of said substantially annular wall (34). The invention is characterised in that said dish (32) is configured to be deformed in response to an axial stress (F) of a determined intensity applied on the substantially annular wall (34) thereof from a first state, wherein the substantially cylindrical rim (36) has a first transverse dimension (E) relative to axis (A), to a second state, wherein the substantially annular wall (34) being deformed, the cylindrical rim (36) has a second transverse dimension (E?) relative to the axis (A) that is greater than the first transverse dimension (E) along a transverse direction (T) determined relative to axis (A).

Abstract: A propulsion unit with a propeller is provided, having a nacelle and a propeller rotatably mounted in the nacelle by a hub. The propeller includes blades mounted in a blade cuff pivotable about a pitch axis relative to the hub, each blade being pivotable relative to the cuff about a folding axis. The propulsion unit can further include a folding device that comprises an actuator for folding the blades. The folding device can include a control member rotationally affixed to the blade cuff and driven by the actuator, and a connecting rod pivotably mounted, on the one hand, on a root of the associated blade and, on the other hand, on the movable control member.

Abstract: A landing gear of an aircraft having an upper portion intended to be joined to a structure of the aircraft and a lower portion provided with a first and second axle, the first axle being provided with a braked wheel and the second axle being provided with a motorised wheel, includes a first actuator that moves one of the axles between remote and close positions with respect to the upper portion while the other axle is kept stationary with respect to the upper portion. In one of the remote and close positions, and the wheels on the axles are simultaneously in contact with a running surface while, in the other position, each wheel on the second axle is at a distance from said running surface.

Abstract: A landing gear of an aircraft includes a pair of wheels between which an electric actuator at least partially covered with a lightning arrester cowl is placed. The lightning arrester cowl has an insulating matrix onto which at least an electrical conductor is attached. The electrical conductor includes electrical connection means for connecting the electrical conductor to a ground conductor of the aircraft.