EP0401106B1 - Reactor chamber and method of manufacture - Google Patents

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EP0401106B1
EP0401106B1 EP19900401424 EP90401424A EP0401106B1 EP 0401106 B1 EP0401106 B1 EP 0401106B1 EP 19900401424 EP19900401424 EP 19900401424 EP 90401424 A EP90401424 A EP 90401424A EP 0401106 B1 EP0401106 B1 EP 0401106B1
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  • the present invention relates to a reactor chamber, in particular a ramjet or turbojet, and more particularly a chamber of the type in which a fluid is introduced by transpiration through a porous refractory wall.
  • the use of a porous refractory material in a turboprop jet tube is described in GB-A-2 089 434 and US-A-2,658,332.
  • the tube is formed by an internal conduit made of low density porous refractory material and an external reinforcement whose presence is necessary due to the lack of mechanical strength of the porous refractory material.
  • the latter is formed from silica and alumina fibers, while the external reinforcement comprises a network of circumferential and axial tubes and an external envelope of metal or resin reinforced with carbon fibers.
  • the pipes can be traversed by a refrigerant or fuel and have perforated walls allowing the refrigerant or fuel to infiltrate the interior insulating material.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a reactor chamber in which the functions of resistance to high temperatures, of mechanical resistance and of fuel injection can be ensured with a structure as simple as possible.
  • the wall of the reactor chamber is made of refractory composite material, comprising a reinforcement texture densified by a matrix, and comprises at least one injection zone defined by a porous wall part permeable to a fluid. to be injected into the chamber, the permeability of the or each part of the wall defining an injection zone resulting from a less densification of the composite material in comparison with the rest of the wall which is impermeable to the fluid to be injected.
  • refractory composite material is meant here a ceramic or carbon matrix composite.
  • the or each wall part defining an injection zone is for example in the form of a ring whose surface opposite to that which constitutes an internal surface part of the chamber is in communication with a source of the fluid to be injected.
  • a ceramic matrix (CMC) or carbon matrix refractory composite material is particularly suitable for producing a reactor chamber in the wall of which one or more zones for injecting fluid by transpiration through a porous material are integrated.
  • thermostructural properties that is to say mechanical behavior and resistance to high temperatures, which make it suitable for producing structural elements of the chamber.
  • an external reinforcement around the composite wall such as that described in document GB-A-2 089 434, is not necessary.
  • the porosity of a composite can be easily controlled by acting on the volume ratio of fibers constituting its fibrous reinforcing texture and / or on the degree of densification by the material constituting the matrix, in order to obtain the permeability or the non-permeability to the fluid to be injected.
  • a material of type C / SiC (reinforcement of carbon fibers and matrix of silicon carbide) or of type SiC / SiC (reinforcement of fibers essentially of silicon carbide and matrix of silicon carbide), or also of type C / C protected (carbon fiber reinforcement, carbon matrix and anti-oxidation protection), may be suitable.
  • connection between the or each wall part defining an injection zone and the or each wall part forming the rest of the chamber is advantageously carried out by assembling all the constituent parts of the wall in an incompletely densified state relative to the level desired final densification for each of the parts, and by co-densification of the assembled wall parts.
  • This co-densification is preferably carried out by chemical vapor infiltration.
  • the chamber 10 is of cylindrical shape with circular section and comprises, in the direction of air flow (arrow A), an upstream sealed section 12, an injection ring 20 for injection of a gaseous fuel flow, and a downstream sealed section 14.
  • the interior surfaces of the sections 12, 14 and of the injection ring 20 define the cylindrical continuous internal wall of the ramjet chamber.
  • the outer surface of the ring 20 delimits a fuel injection chamber 22 which communicates with a fuel source (not shown).
  • the fuel is for example hydrogen which is injected in the gaseous state, the pressure prevailing in the injection chamber 22 being greater than that prevailing in the combustion chamber of the ramjet.
  • the ring 20 is made in a single piece of porous composite material with a ceramic or carbon matrix.
  • the porosity of the material constituting the ring 20 gives the latter the permeability necessary to allow the injection of the gaseous flow of fuel by transpiration through the injection ring.
  • the flow rate of fuel injected into the combustion chamber is defined by the porosity of the injection ring, its length, and the pressure difference between the outer and inner surfaces of the ring.
  • the constituent material of the ring 20 is a composite material consisting of a fibrous reinforcement partially densified by a ceramic material or by carbon.
  • an annular preform is formed which constitutes the fibrous reinforcement.
  • the preform is made of carbon fibers or ceramic fibers, for example fibers essentially of silicon carbide.
  • the fibrous preform is produced by winding on a mandrel of a strip of fabric until the desired thickness is obtained.
  • the superimposed layers of fabric can be linked together by needling or implantation of threads.
  • the preform is densified by gas or by liquid.
  • densification is carried out by chemical vapor infiltration of the material constituting the matrix, for example silicon carbide or carbon.
  • the preform is impregnated with a precursor of the material constituting the matrix, the latter then being obtained by heat treatment.
  • an injection ring made of ceramic material C / SiC can be produced by manufacturing a carbon fiber preform having a fiber volume content of around 35% and densifying it by chemical vapor infiltration of silicon carbide until a residual porosity of about 40% is reached.
  • the sections 12, 14 of the ramjet chamber are preferably also made of a composite material with a ceramic or carbon matrix.
  • a material having a reinforcement and a matrix of the same type as that of the injection ring 20 will be chosen.
  • the sections 12, 14 are sealed, the seal being obtained by a densification sufficiently advanced to fill the porosity of the fibrous reinforcement until the material is impermeable.
  • connection between the sections 12, 14 of the wall of the chamber 10 and the injection ring 20 is produced by co-densification.
  • the sections 12, 14 and the ring 20 are produced separately while being incompletely densified with respect to the desired degree of final densification.
  • the elements are then assembled end to end and placed in an infiltration oven to undergo a final co-densification by chemical vapor infiltration.
  • the continuity of the matrix material at the interfaces between the sections 12, 14 and the ring 20 ensures the connection between these elements.
  • This final co-densification is continued until the desired degree of porosity for the injection ring 20 is obtained, the sections 12, 14 having previously been sufficiently pre-densified to finally obtain the desired seal.
  • the number of injection zones can be greater than 1 by providing one or more additional injection rings to carry out an additional injection of fuel or to carry out an injection of oxidant, for example for dilution purposes, downstream of the fuel injection.
  • shapes other than annular may be given to the injection areas.
  • the wall parts defining the injection zones can be produced and assembled with the rest of the wall of the chamber as described above with regard to the injection ring 20.
  • the injection of a gaseous combustible fluid inside a ramjet chamber can also be used in the case of the injection of a liquid fuel, by adapting for this purpose the porosity of the CMC or of the protected C / C in the injection zone.
  • the field of application of the invention is not limited to ramjet chambers, whether they are subsonic or supersonic combustion, and also includes the chambers of turbojets.

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La présente invention concerne une chambre de réacteur, notamment de statoréacteur ou turboréacteur, et plus particulièrement une chambre du type dans lequel un fluide est introduit par transpiration à travers une paroi réfractaire poreuse.The present invention relates to a reactor chamber, in particular a ramjet or turbojet, and more particularly a chamber of the type in which a fluid is introduced by transpiration through a porous refractory wall.

L'utilisation d'un matériau réfractaire poreux dans un tube à réaction de turbopropulseur est décrite dans le document GB-A-2 089 434 et US-A-2,658,332. Le tube est formé par un conduit interne en matériau réfractaire poreux à faible densité et un renfort extérieur dont la présence est nécessaire en raison de l'absence de tenue mécanique du matériau réfractaire poreux. Ce dernier est formé à partir de fibres en silice et en alumine, tandis que le renfort extérieur comprend un réseau de tubulures circonférentielles et axiales et une enveloppe externe en métal ou en résine renforcée par des fibres en carbone. Les tubulures peuvent être parcourues par un réfrigérant ou du combustible et avoir des parois perforées permettant au réfrigérant ou au combustible de s'infiltrer dans le matériau isolant intérieur.The use of a porous refractory material in a turboprop jet tube is described in GB-A-2 089 434 and US-A-2,658,332. The tube is formed by an internal conduit made of low density porous refractory material and an external reinforcement whose presence is necessary due to the lack of mechanical strength of the porous refractory material. The latter is formed from silica and alumina fibers, while the external reinforcement comprises a network of circumferential and axial tubes and an external envelope of metal or resin reinforced with carbon fibers. The pipes can be traversed by a refrigerant or fuel and have perforated walls allowing the refrigerant or fuel to infiltrate the interior insulating material.

La présente invention a pour but de proposer une chambre de réacteur dans laquelle les fonctions de tenue aux températures élevées, de résistance mécanique et d'injection de combustible peuvent être assurées avec une structure aussi simple que possible.The object of the present invention is to provide a reactor chamber in which the functions of resistance to high temperatures, of mechanical resistance and of fuel injection can be ensured with a structure as simple as possible.

Conformément à l'invention, la paroi de la chambre du réacteur est réalisée en matériau composite réfractaire, comportant une texture de renfort densifiée par une matrice, et comprend au moins une zone d'injection définie par une partie de paroi poreuse perméable à un fluide à injecter dans la chambre, la perméabilité de la ou chaque partie de paroi définissant une zone d'injection résultant d'une moindre densification du matériau composite en comparaison avec le reste de la paroi qui est étanche au fluide à injecter.According to the invention, the wall of the reactor chamber is made of refractory composite material, comprising a reinforcement texture densified by a matrix, and comprises at least one injection zone defined by a porous wall part permeable to a fluid. to be injected into the chamber, the permeability of the or each part of the wall defining an injection zone resulting from a less densification of the composite material in comparison with the rest of the wall which is impermeable to the fluid to be injected.

Par matériau composite réfractaire, on entend ici un composite à matrice céramique ou carbone.By refractory composite material is meant here a ceramic or carbon matrix composite.

La ou chaque partie de paroi définissant une zone d'injection est par exemple en forme d'anneau dont la surface opposée à celle qui constitue une partie de surface intérieure de la chambre est en communication avec une source du fluide à injecter.The or each wall part defining an injection zone is for example in the form of a ring whose surface opposite to that which constitutes an internal surface part of the chamber is in communication with a source of the fluid to be injected.

Un matériau composite réfractaire à matrice céramique (CMC) ou à matrice carbone est particulièrement adapté à la réalisation d'une chambre de réacteur dans la paroi de laquelle sont intégrées une ou plusieurs zone d'injection de fluide par transpiration à travers un matériau poreux.A ceramic matrix (CMC) or carbon matrix refractory composite material is particularly suitable for producing a reactor chamber in the wall of which one or more zones for injecting fluid by transpiration through a porous material are integrated.

En effet, un tel matériau a des propriétés thermostructurales, c'est-à-dire un comportement mécanique et une tenue aux températures élevées, qui le rendent apte à la réalisation d'éléments de structure de la chambre. En particulier, un renfort extérieur autour de la paroi en composite, tel que celui décrit dans le document GB-A-2 089 434, n'est pas nécessaire.Indeed, such a material has thermostructural properties, that is to say mechanical behavior and resistance to high temperatures, which make it suitable for producing structural elements of the chamber. In particular, an external reinforcement around the composite wall, such as that described in document GB-A-2 089 434, is not necessary.

En outre, la porosité d'un composite peut être facilement controlée en agissant sur le taux volumique de fibres constitutives de sa texture fibreuse de renfort et/ou sur le degré de densification par le matériau constitutif de la matrice, pour obtenir la perméabilité ou la non-perméabilité au fluide à injecter.In addition, the porosity of a composite can be easily controlled by acting on the volume ratio of fibers constituting its fibrous reinforcing texture and / or on the degree of densification by the material constituting the matrix, in order to obtain the permeability or the non-permeability to the fluid to be injected.

Un matériau de type C/SiC (renfort en fibres de carbone et matrice en carbure de silicium) ou de type SiC/SiC (renfort en fibres essentiellement en carbure de silicium et matrice en carbure de silicium), ou encore de type C/C protégé (renfort en fibres de carbone, matrice en carbone et protection anti-oxydation), pourra convenir.A material of type C / SiC (reinforcement of carbon fibers and matrix of silicon carbide) or of type SiC / SiC (reinforcement of fibers essentially of silicon carbide and matrix of silicon carbide), or also of type C / C protected (carbon fiber reinforcement, carbon matrix and anti-oxidation protection), may be suitable.

La liaison entre la ou chaque partie de paroi définissant une zone d'injection et la ou chaque partie de paroi formant le reste de la chambre est avantageusement réalisée par assemblage de toutes les parties constitutives de la paroi dans un état incomplètement densifié par rapport au niveau de densification finale souhaité pour chacune des parties, et par co-densification des parties de paroi assemblées. Cette co-densification est de préférence réalisée par infiltration chimique en phase vapeur.The connection between the or each wall part defining an injection zone and the or each wall part forming the rest of the chamber is advantageously carried out by assembling all the constituent parts of the wall in an incompletely densified state relative to the level desired final densification for each of the parts, and by co-densification of the assembled wall parts. This co-densification is preferably carried out by chemical vapor infiltration.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description faite ci-après, à titre indicatif, mais non limitatif, en référence au dessin annexé, sur lequel la figure unique est une vue très schématique, en coupe axiale, d'une chambre de statoréacteur constituant un mode particulier de réalisation de l'invention.The invention will be better understood on reading the description given below, for information, but not limitation, with reference to the appended drawing, in which the single figure is a view. very schematic, in axial section, of a ramjet chamber constituting a particular embodiment of the invention.

Dans l'exemple illustré, la chambre 10 est de forme cylindrique à section circulaire et comprend, dans le sens d'écoulement de l'air (flèche A), un tronçon étanche amont 12, un anneau d'injection 20 pour l'injection d'un flux de combustible gazeux, et un tronçon étanche aval 14. Les surfaces intérieures des tronçons 12, 14 et de l'anneau d'injection 20 définissent la paroi interne continue cylindrique de la chambre du statoréacteur.In the example illustrated, the chamber 10 is of cylindrical shape with circular section and comprises, in the direction of air flow (arrow A), an upstream sealed section 12, an injection ring 20 for injection of a gaseous fuel flow, and a downstream sealed section 14. The interior surfaces of the sections 12, 14 and of the injection ring 20 define the cylindrical continuous internal wall of the ramjet chamber.

La surface extérieure de l'anneau 20 délimite une chambre 22 d'injection de combustible qui communique avec une source de combustible (non représentée). Le combustible est par exemple de l'hydrogène qui est injecté à l'état gazeux, la pression régnant dans la chambre d'injection 22 étant supérieure à celle régnant dans la chambre de combustion du statoréacteur.The outer surface of the ring 20 delimits a fuel injection chamber 22 which communicates with a fuel source (not shown). The fuel is for example hydrogen which is injected in the gaseous state, the pressure prevailing in the injection chamber 22 being greater than that prevailing in the combustion chamber of the ramjet.

L'anneau 20 est réalisé en une seule pièce en matériau composite poreux à matrice céramique ou carbone. La porosité du matériau constitutif de l'anneau 20 confère à ce dernier la perméabilité nécessaire pour permettre l'injection du flux gazeux de combustible par transpiration à travers l'anneau d'injection. Le débit de combustible injecté dans la chambre de combustion est défini par la porosité de l'anneau d'injection, la longueur de celui-ci, et la différence de pression entre les surfaces extérieure et intérieure de l'anneau.The ring 20 is made in a single piece of porous composite material with a ceramic or carbon matrix. The porosity of the material constituting the ring 20 gives the latter the permeability necessary to allow the injection of the gaseous flow of fuel by transpiration through the injection ring. The flow rate of fuel injected into the combustion chamber is defined by the porosity of the injection ring, its length, and the pressure difference between the outer and inner surfaces of the ring.

Le matériau constitutif de l'anneau 20 est un matériau composite constitué d'un renfort fibreux partiellement densifié par une matière céramique ou par du carbone. Pour la fabrication de l'anneau, on réalise une préforme annulaire qui constitue le renfort fibreux. La préforme est réalisée en fibres de carbone ou en fibres céramique, par exemple en fibres essentiellement en carbure de silicium. A titre d'exemple, la préforme fibreuse est réalisée par bobinage sur un mandrin d'une bande de tissu jusqu'à obtention de l'épaisseur désirée. Les couches de tissu superposées peuvent être liées entre elles par aiguilletage ou implantation de fils.The constituent material of the ring 20 is a composite material consisting of a fibrous reinforcement partially densified by a ceramic material or by carbon. For the manufacture of the ring, an annular preform is formed which constitutes the fibrous reinforcement. The preform is made of carbon fibers or ceramic fibers, for example fibers essentially of silicon carbide. By way of example, the fibrous preform is produced by winding on a mandrel of a strip of fabric until the desired thickness is obtained. The superimposed layers of fabric can be linked together by needling or implantation of threads.

La densification de la préforme est réalisée par voie gazeuse ou par voie liquide. Dans le premier cas, on réalise une densification par infiltration chimique en phase vapeur du matériau constitutif de la matrice, par exemple du carbure de silicium ou du carbone. Dans le deuxième cas, la préforme est imprégnée par un précurseur du matériau constitutif de la matrice, celle-ci étant obtenue ensuite par traitement thermique.The preform is densified by gas or by liquid. In the first case, densification is carried out by chemical vapor infiltration of the material constituting the matrix, for example silicon carbide or carbon. In the second case, the preform is impregnated with a precursor of the material constituting the matrix, the latter then being obtained by heat treatment.

La durée d'infiltration chimique en phase vapeur ou le nombre de cycles imprégnation liquide-thermolyse sont choisis afin d'obtenir la porosité finale désirée compte tenu de la porosité initiale de la préforme. A titre indicatif, on pourra réaliser un anneau d'injection en matériau céramique C/SiC en fabriquant une préforme en fibres de carbone ayant un taux volumique de fibres d'environ 35 % et en densifiant celle-ci par infiltration chimique en phase vapeur de carbure de silicium jusqu'à atteindre une porosité résiduelle d'environ 40 %.The duration of chemical vapor infiltration or the number of liquid-thermolysis impregnation cycles are chosen in order to obtain the desired final porosity taking into account the initial porosity of the preform. As an indication, an injection ring made of ceramic material C / SiC can be produced by manufacturing a carbon fiber preform having a fiber volume content of around 35% and densifying it by chemical vapor infiltration of silicon carbide until a residual porosity of about 40% is reached.

Dans le cas d'un matériau de type C/C, un traitement spécifique sera effectué pour protéger le matériau contre l'oxydation. Différents traitements de protection anti-oxydation des composites C/C sont bien connus.In the case of a C / C type material, a specific treatment will be carried out to protect the material against oxidation. Various anti-oxidation protection treatments for C / C composites are well known.

Les tronçons 12, 14 de la chambre de statoréacteur sont de préférence également en un matériau composite à matrice céramique ou carbone. Avantageusement, on choisira un matériau ayant un renfort et une matrice de même nature que celui de l'anneau d'injection 20. Toutefois, contrairement à l'anneau 20, les tronçons 12, 14 sont étanches, l'étanchéité étant obtenue par une densification suffisamment poussée pour combler la porosité du renfort fibreux jusqu'à rendre le matériau imperméable.The sections 12, 14 of the ramjet chamber are preferably also made of a composite material with a ceramic or carbon matrix. Advantageously, a material having a reinforcement and a matrix of the same type as that of the injection ring 20 will be chosen. However, unlike the ring 20, the sections 12, 14 are sealed, the seal being obtained by a densification sufficiently advanced to fill the porosity of the fibrous reinforcement until the material is impermeable.

De façon avantageuse, la liaison entre les tronçons 12, 14 de la paroi de la chambre 10 et l'anneau d'injection 20 est réalisée par co-densification. A cet effet, les tronçons 12, 14 et l'anneau 20 sont réalisés séparément en étant incomplètement densifiés par rapport au degré de densification finale désiré. Les éléments sont ensuite assemblés bout à bout et disposés dans un four d'infiltration pour subir une co-densification finale par infiltration chimique en phase vapeur. Au cours de la co-densification finale, la continuité du matériau de la matrice aux interfaces entre les tronçons 12, 14 et l'anneau 20 assure la liaison entre ces éléments. Cette co-densification finale est poursuivie jusqu'à obtenir le degré de porosité voulu pour l'anneau d'injection 20, les tronçons 12, 14 ayant été précédemment suffisamment pré-densifiés pour obtenir finalement l'étanchéité désirée.Advantageously, the connection between the sections 12, 14 of the wall of the chamber 10 and the injection ring 20 is produced by co-densification. To this end, the sections 12, 14 and the ring 20 are produced separately while being incompletely densified with respect to the desired degree of final densification. The elements are then assembled end to end and placed in an infiltration oven to undergo a final co-densification by chemical vapor infiltration. During co-densification Finally, the continuity of the matrix material at the interfaces between the sections 12, 14 and the ring 20 ensures the connection between these elements. This final co-densification is continued until the desired degree of porosity for the injection ring 20 is obtained, the sections 12, 14 having previously been sufficiently pre-densified to finally obtain the desired seal.

De ce qui précède, il ressort bien que l'utilisation de CMC ou de C/C protégé permet de combiner, au sein d'une même structure de paroi de chambre, la tenue aux températures élevées et aux sollicitations mécaniques, et la fonction d'injection de fluide dans une zone définie de la paroi de la chambre.From the above, it is clear that the use of CMC or protected C / C makes it possible to combine, within the same chamber wall structure, the resistance to high temperatures and to mechanical stresses, and the function of injection of fluid into a defined area of the wall of the chamber.

Le nombre des zone d'injection peut être supérieur à 1 en prévoyant un ou plusieurs anneaux d'injection supplémentaires pour réaliser une injection complémentaire de combustible ou pour réaliser une injection de comburant, par exemple à des fins de dilution, en aval de l'injection de combustible. En outre, des formes autres qu'annulaires pourront être données aux zones d'injection. Dans tous les cas, les parties de paroi définissant les zones d'injection peuvent être réalisées et assemblées au reste de la paroi de la chambre comme décrit plus haut à propos de l'anneau d'injection 20.The number of injection zones can be greater than 1 by providing one or more additional injection rings to carry out an additional injection of fuel or to carry out an injection of oxidant, for example for dilution purposes, downstream of the fuel injection. In addition, shapes other than annular may be given to the injection areas. In all cases, the wall parts defining the injection zones can be produced and assembled with the rest of the wall of the chamber as described above with regard to the injection ring 20.

Dans le mode de réalisation décrit en référence au dessin, il est envisagé l'injection d'un fluide combustible gazeux à l'intérieur d'une chambre de statoréacteur. L'invention est également utilisable dans le cas de l'injection d'un combustible liquide, en adaptant à cet effet la porosité du CMC ou du C/C protégé dans la zone d'injection. En outre, le domaine d'application de l'invention n'est pas limité aux chambres de statoréacteurs, qu'ils soient à combustion subsonique ou supersonique, et englobe aussi les chambres de turboréacteurs.In the embodiment described with reference to the drawing, it is envisaged the injection of a gaseous combustible fluid inside a ramjet chamber. The invention can also be used in the case of the injection of a liquid fuel, by adapting for this purpose the porosity of the CMC or of the protected C / C in the injection zone. Furthermore, the field of application of the invention is not limited to ramjet chambers, whether they are subsonic or supersonic combustion, and also includes the chambers of turbojets.

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  1. Jet engine combustion chamber in which a fluid is introduced by transpiration through a porous refractory injection zone forming a part of this chamber, characterized in that said jet engine combustion chamber is constituted by a single wall made of a ceramic matrix composite material comprising at least one injection zone defined by a porous wall portion (20) that is permeable to a fluid to be injected into the chamber, the permeability of the or each wall portion defining an injection zone resulting from a lesser degree of densification of the ceramic matrix composite material in comparison with the remainder of the wall (12, 14), said remainder being impermeable to the fluid to be injected.
  2. Chamber according to claim 1, characterized in that the or each wall portion defining an injection zone can e.g. be in the form of a ring (20) in which the surface opposite to the surface constituting a part of the inner surface of the chamber communicates with a source of fluid to be injected.
  3. Chamber according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the ceramic matrix composite material is selected from a C/SiC composite and from a SiC/SiC composite.
  4. Process for the manufacture of a jet engine combustion chamber according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the or each wall portion defining an injection zone, and the or each wall portion forming the remainder of the chamber are made separately with incomplete densification with respect to a final level of densification intended for each of the portions constituting the wall, the portions constituting the wall are assembled, and the assembled constitutive portions are interlinked by a co-densification until is obtained the final level of densification intended for each constitutive portion.
  5. Process according to claim 4, characterized in that the co-densification is performed by chemical vapor infiltration.
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