EP4017721A1 - Structure d'atténuation acoustique en matériau composite et son procédé de fabrication - Google Patents
Structure d'atténuation acoustique en matériau composite et son procédé de fabricationInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to the general field of acoustic attenuation structures. It relates more particularly to structures or acoustic attenuation panels used to reduce the noise produced in aircraft engines as well as in gas turbines or their exhaust.
- acoustic attenuation structures In order to reduce the noise in the exhaust ducts of gas turbines, it is known to provide the surfaces of the elements delimiting these ducts with acoustic attenuation structures. These structures typically consist of a first multi-perforated skin permeable to the acoustic waves that it is desired to attenuate and of a second solid reflective skin, a core, such as a honeycomb or a porous structure, being arranged between these two skins. In a well-known manner, the cores of such structures form Helmholtz type resonators which make it possible to attenuate the acoustic waves produced in the duct in a certain range of frequencies.
- acoustic attenuation structures are preferably made of a composite material (fibrous reinforcement densified by a matrix) rather than a metallic material.
- Document US 9631 519 describes an acoustic attenuation structure, the skins and the core of which are formed from composite materials allowing a saving in mass compared to the metallic materials usually used.
- vertical acoustic partitions forming the cell body are glued to the inner and outer skins.
- the acoustic attenuation structure thus formed is intended in particular for use in an exhaust system of an aircraft engine.
- the acoustic attenuation structure can be for example integrated into the structure of the nozzle and / or the exhaust cone of the engine rear body.
- thermomechanical resistance of the acoustic attenuation structure can be problematic with respect to the significant thermal gradients encountered during the transient phases of engine operation. Indeed, during the engine starting or stopping phases, the structure may be subjected between its internal skin and its external skin to temperature gradients of between 100 ° C and 300 ° C resulting in significant differential expansions between the two. skins. The acoustic partitions are then stressed by significant mechanical forces which can result in the complete separation of the partitions from the skins.
- the present invention provides an acoustic attenuation structure of annular or semi-annular shape comprising an internal skin and an external skin delimiting between them an annular or semi-annular volume and several partitions extending in a perpendicular radial direction. to the internal and external skins and in a circumferential direction, the internal and external skins and the partitions being made of a composite material comprising a fibrous reinforcement densified by a matrix, characterized in that the fibrous reinforcement of each partition comprises fibers extending into the fibrous reinforcement of at least one of the inner or outer skins.
- the outer skin comprises a plurality of perforations.
- the subject of the invention in this case is in particular an aeronautical engine ejection cone comprising such an acoustic attenuation structure.
- the internal skin has a plurality of perforations.
- the subject of the invention in this case is, in particular, an aeronautical engine ejection nozzle comprising such an acoustic attenuation structure.
- the invention also relates to an aeronautical gas turbine engine comprising an ejection cone or an ejection nozzle according to the invention.
- the invention further relates to an aircraft comprising at least one engine according to the invention.
- a further subject of the invention is a method for producing an acoustic attenuation structure in composite material according to the invention comprising the following steps:
- a fiber preform with an acoustic attenuation structure comprising a first part intended to form an internal skin, a second part intended to form an external skin and a third part intended to form partitions, fibers present in the third part of a preform extending at least in the first part or the second part of the preform,
- the mold comprising at least one injection port, one outlet port and a filter interposed between the fiber preform and said at least one an output port,
- the densification of the fiber preform comprises the following steps:
- a ceramic precursor which may be non-exhaustively a sol, or an organosilicon polymer, or
- the fiber preform is produced at least in part by placing fibers.
- the third part of the fibrous texture comprises one or more layers of two-dimensional or unidirectional fabric, each layer extending in part at least in the first part or the second part of the texture.
- Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of an ejection cone of an aircraft engine exhaust system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention
- Figure 2 is a schematic perspective view showing an acoustic attenuation structure present in the upstream part of the ejection cone of Figure 1,
- FIG. 3A is a schematic sectional view showing the production of a fiber preform intended to form the fiber reinforcement of the sound attenuation structure of FIG. 2,
- Figure 3B is a schematic sectional view showing the production of a fiber preform intended to form the fiber reinforcement of the sound attenuation structure of Figure 2,
- FIG. 3C is a schematic sectional view showing the production of a fiber preform intended to form the fiber reinforcement of the acoustic attenuation structure of FIG. 2
- FIG. 3D is a schematic sectional view showing the production of a fiber preform intended to form the fiber reinforcement of the acoustic attenuation structure of FIG. 2,
- Figure 4 is a schematic sectional view showing the injection of a slip into the fiber preform of Figure 3D,
- Figure 5 is a partial sectional view of the radial sound attenuation structure of the combustion system of Figure 1 obtained after formation of a ceramic matrix in the fiber preform of Figure 4.
- a particular but not exclusive field of application of the invention is that of gas turbine aero engine exhaust systems such as those used in airplanes or helicopters. These exhaust systems include in particular a nozzle and an ejection cone defining between them an ejection channel for the exhaust gases.
- FIGS 1 and 2 show an ejection cone 100 of a gas turbine engine exhaust system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- the ejection cone 100 has a shape of revolution around an axial direction D A and comprises an upstream part 110 integrating an acoustic attenuation structure 200 and a downstream part 120 finalizing the aerodynamic line.
- the ejection cone is here made of CMC material.
- the end of the upstream portion 110 of the cone comprises a metal fixing flange 130 forming part of the motor housing (not shown in Figures 1 and 2) or intended to be fixed thereon.
- the parts made of CMC material are formed by a fibrous reinforcement of refractory fibers (carbon or ceramic) which is densified by a ceramic matrix, in particular carbide, nitride, refractory oxide, etc.
- Typical examples of CMC materials are the oxide / oxide materials (oxide fiber and oxide matrix such as for example alumina, mulite, alumino-silicate matrix), C-SiC (carbon fiber reinforcement and silicon carbide matrix), SiC-SiC materials and materials CC / SiC (mixed carbon / silicon carbide matrix).
- oxide / oxide materials oxide fiber and oxide matrix
- C-SiC carbon fiber reinforcement and silicon carbide matrix
- SiC-SiC materials and materials CC / SiC mixed carbon / silicon carbide matrix
- the upstream part 110 of the ejection cone 100 comprises an acoustic attenuation structure 200 which is constituted in the example described here by a structural internal skin 210, circumferential acoustic partitions 220 and an acoustic external skin 230.
- the external skin 230 delimits the internal surface of the exhaust gas flow path.
- the outer skin 230 further has perforations 231 in order to allow the entry of the acoustic waves to be attenuated into the attenuation structure while the inner skin 210 is full so as to reflect these waves.
- the acoustic partitions 220 extend in a radial direction D R between the inner and outer skins 210 and 230 and in a circumferential direction D c .
- the acoustic partitions 220 are spaced from each other in the axial direction D A.
- the partitions 220 between them form boxes 221 capable of damping the acoustic waves that it is desired to attenuate.
- the manufacture of the sound attenuation structure begins with the production of a fiber preform of the structure.
- the preform parts corresponding to the acoustic partitions comprise threads or fibers which extend at least in one of the parts intended to form the internal skin or the external skin.
- the realization of the fiber preform of the attenuation structure is carried out using the automatic fiber placement process AFP (for "Automated Fiber Placement).
- the AFP process consists of juxtaposing several ribbons of fibers using a depositing head. Each tape is applied and cut independently of the others, allowing the dispensing head to conform to sharply curved shapes, and stop material as close as possible to the contours of the finished part.
- the fibers used to constitute the ribbons to be deposited can in particular be oxide fibers (alumina, alumina / mulite, quartz, etc.) of carbon or of silicon carbide, or else a mixture of carbon fibers and of carbon carbide. silicon.
- the production of the preform begins with the formation of the preform part intended to form the internal skin 210 and the acoustic partitions 220 of the acoustic attenuation structure 200.
- a first fibrous layer 331 is formed by depositing ribbons of fibers on a mandrel 30 according to the AFP method, the thickness of the layer 331 being adjusted by the number of superimposed ribbons of fibers.
- a plurality of fibrous layers 332 are formed on the layer 331 according to the AFP method, the thickness of each layer 332 being adjusted by the number of superimposed fiber ribbons.
- Each layer 332 comprises a first part 332a in contact with the fibrous layer 331 and a second part 332b extending above the layer 331 in the radial direction DR and in the circumferential direction D c substantially perpendicular to the surface of the layer 331.
- Part 332b of each layer 332 is intended to form all or part of an acoustic partition of the acoustic attenuation structure.
- the parts 332b can be maintained by means of a specific tool (not shown in FIG. 3B).
- a plurality of fibrous layers 333 are formed on the portion 332a of each fibrous layer 332 according to the AFP method, the thickness of each layer 333 being adjusted by the number of superimposed fiber ribbons.
- a monolithic fiber preform 330 is thus obtained which comprises a first part 334 joining together the fibrous layer 331, the parts 332a of the fibrous layers.
- the fibrous preform 330 also comprises a second part 335 consisting of the parts 332b of the fibrous layers 332, this second part being intended to form the acoustic partitions 220 of the acoustic attenuation structure 200.
- a fibrous layer 336 is formed on the second part 335 of the fibrous preform 330, again by depositing ribbons of fibers according to the AFP process.
- the thickness of the layer 336 is adjusted by the number of superimposed fiber ribbons.
- Angular shaping sectors 40 are placed between the parts 332b of the fibrous layers 332 so as to keep the second part in shape and prevent the sagging of the fibrous layer 336.
- An adhesive for example a ceramic adhesive, can be interposed between the free ends of the parts 332b of the layers 332 and the layer 336 to reinforce the bond between these layers.
- a fiber preform 300 is then obtained for the acoustic attenuation structure to be produced. Once the fiber preform 300 has been produced, it is placed in an injection tool which, as explained below, makes it possible to impregnate the preform with a slip according to the STM transfer molding process (for "Slurry Transfer Molding ").
- the fiber preform 300 and the angular shaping sectors 40 are placed in a tool 400.
- Tooling 400 comprises a mold 410 and a counter-mold 420.
- the mold 410 comprises a bottom 411 provided with a plurality of vents 412.
- the mold 410 and the counter-mold 420 together define a mold cavity 414 whose geometry corresponds to that of the acoustic attenuation structure to be produced.
- the mold 410 and the counter-mold 420 therefore serve to define the geometry and the dimensions of the preform and therefore the part to be obtained.
- the counter-mold 420 has a plurality of injection ports 421 through which a liquid laden with particles is intended to be injected in order to penetrate into the porosity of the fiber preform 300.
- a part made of porous material 430 is present in the molding cavity 414 between the vents 12 of the mold 410 and the fiber preform 300.
- the part of porous material 430 can for example be made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- the part made of porous material 430 allows the liquid to drain outside the fiber preform and its evacuation through the outlet vents 412 due to the application of a pressure gradient between the outlet vents 412 and the ports of injection 421 while retaining the particles in the fiber preform.
- the part made of porous material 430 may have a thickness greater than or equal to 1 mm, or even several millimeters.
- the average porosity rate of the porous material part 430 can be around 30%.
- the average pore size (D50) of the part made of porous material can for example be between 1 ⁇ m and 2 ⁇ m.
- the part made of porous materials corresponds or is able to conform to the shape of the molding cavity 414
- the charged liquid corresponds to a slip containing a powder of alumina particles.
- FIG. 4 illustrates the configuration obtained during the injection of a slip 450 and the drainage of the liquid medium therefrom.
- the slip 450 was injected under pressure through the injection ports 421 so as to penetrate into the fiber preform 300.
- the refractory ceramic particles 4500 present in the slip 450 are intended to allow the formation of an oxide matrix in the porosity of the fiber preform 300.
- the slip may be a suspension comprising particles having a particle size average between 0.1 pm and 10 pm.
- the volume content of particles in the slip may, before injection, be between 20% and 40%.
- the liquid medium of the slip may, for example, comprise an aqueous phase exhibiting an acidic pH (ie a pH less than 7) and / or an alcoholic phase comprising, for example, ethanol.
- the slip may comprise an acidifier such as nitric acid and the pH of the liquid medium may for example be between 1, 5 and 4.
- the slip may, in addition, comprise an organic binder such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA ) which is especially soluble in water. It can also integrate a liquid or dissolved precursor, an oxide ceramic such as an alumina sol, a mulite sol, an alumino-silicate sol, a silica sol, a polysiloxane or any other organosilicon polymer.
- PVA polyvinyl alcohol
- the refractory ceramic particles 4500 are present after injection of the slip 450 into the porosity of the fiber preform 300 while the liquid phase of the slip is drained by the part made of porous material 430 and discharged through the vents 412.
- Pumping can also be carried out at the outlet vents 412 during drainage, for example by means of a primary vacuum pump. Performing such pumping improves drainage and dries the fibrous texture more quickly.
- the part made of porous material 430 makes it possible to retain in the fiber preform 300 the refractory ceramic particles 4500 initially present in the slip and that all or part of these particles are deposited by filtration in the fiber preform.
- a fiber preform loaded with particles for example alumina particles.
- the preform obtained is then dried and then demolded, the preform being able to retain, after demolding, the shape adopted in the molding cavity.
- the next step consists in carrying out a high temperature heat treatment in order to sinter the oxide grains and optionally transform the ceramic precursor into ceramic.
- An acoustic attenuation structure 200 (FIG. 5) is then obtained in CMC composite material, namely comprising a fibrous reinforcement densified by an oxide matrix.
- the fibrous reinforcement of each acoustic partition 220 includes fibers which extend into the fibrous reinforcement of the inner skin 210.
- perforations 231 are made in the outer skin 230.
- the perforations can in particular be made on the finished part by drilling with a drill or by laser drilling the outer skin. 230.
- the fibers of the fibrous reinforcement of the acoustic partitions extend into the fibrous reinforcement of the inner skin. According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the fibers of the fibrous reinforcement of the acoustic partitions extend into the fibrous reinforcement of the outer skin. According to another variant, the fibers of the fibrous reinforcement of the acoustic partitions extend both into the fibrous reinforcement of the inner skin and into the fibrous reinforcement of the outer skin.
- the particles or grains of oxide are replaced by particles or grains of SiC and the step of sintering the particles is replaced by a step consisting in infiltrating the preform with a composition based on molten silicon (siliciding) so as to form a ceramic matrix, a densification process known under the designation M1 process (“Melt Infiltration”).
- the fibrous reinforcement of the acoustic attenuation structure was produced using the AFP automatic fiber placement method.
- the fiber reinforcement in particular acoustic partitions, can also be produced by draping layers of unidirectional (UD) or two-dimensional (2D) fabric.
- UD unidirectional
- 2D two-dimensional
- the fiber preform of the acoustic attenuation structure is produced by draping 2D or UD strata which are pre-impregnated with a composition comprising ceramic particles and a liquid ceramic precursor such as for example a sol or a sol. organosilicon polymer), the preform thus formed then being heat treated to transform the precursor into ceramic.
- a composition comprising ceramic particles and a liquid ceramic precursor such as for example a sol or a sol. organosilicon polymer
- the 2D or UD layers can also be pre-impregnated with an organic matrix precursor such as an epoxy resin for example.
- an organic matrix precursor such as an epoxy resin for example.
- CMO organic matrix composite
- the acoustic attenuation structure according to the invention can correspond to a part of revolution and be made in one piece or from a plurality of annular sectors assembled with each other.
- the acoustic attenuation structure of the invention can in particular be integrated into an aeronautical engine ejection cone as described above and / or even into an ejection nozzle of an aircraft engine exhaust system.
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