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US20090016894A1
US20090016894A1 US12/216,505 US21650508A US2009016894A1 US 20090016894 A1 US20090016894 A1 US 20090016894A1 US 21650508 A US21650508 A US 21650508A US 2009016894 A1 US2009016894 A1 US 2009016894A1
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  • the present invention relates to a component with internal damping, a method of manufacturing such a component, and a precursor assembly for forming such a component.
  • the invention is particularly, although not exclusively, concerned with components for use in gas turbine engines, for example fan blades.
  • a gas turbine blade is manufactured by a superplastic forming and diffusion bonding technique which results in a hollow blade, ie a blade having at least one internal cavity.
  • a pair of panel precursors are laid in face-to-face contact with a membrane precursor.
  • a predetermined pattern of stop-off material is applied to the panels.
  • the precursors are diffusion bonded together, except where this is prevented by the stop-off material.
  • internal pressure is created between the panels, causing the panels and membrane to deform superplastically to form a warren girder structure, with cavities in the regions where diffusion bonding was prevented by the stop-off material.
  • the blade is subject to vibration induced by flutter and distortions in the gas flow over the blades.
  • US 2004/0191069 A1 describes a method of damping such vibrations by coating the inner surface of the blade with a suitable damping material.
  • a first aspect of the invention provides a method of manufacturing a component, the method comprising: disposing a plurality of webs between a plurality of panels; and deforming the panels and the webs by applying internal pressure between the panels, thereby forming a series of internal cavities partitioned by the webs, characterised in that the method further comprises:
  • a second aspect of the invention provides a component comprising:
  • the component is preferably manufactured by the method of the first aspect of the invention.
  • the webs may be comprise separate and distinct web members. However preferably the webs comprise spaced-apart web regions of a membrane precursor, and the membrane precursor is bonded between the web regions to an opposed pair of the panels.
  • Stop-off material may be applied to prevent or minimise bonding between the web regions of the membrane precursor and the opposed pair of panels. This material may be applied to the web regions and/or to the opposed pair of panels. Typically the stop-off material is applied in a striped pattern, the spaces between adjacent stripes on one side of the membrane precursor being disposed opposite a stripe on the other side of the membrane precursor, whereby the webs forms a warren girder structure within the component.
  • the component may be any component which is subject to vibration or impact when in use, for example a rotating blade such as a fan blade of a gas turbine engine, a stationary vane such as an outlet guide vane of a gas turbine engine, or a containment ring which surrounds a rotating component and is able to withstand impact in the event of catastrophic failure of the rotating component.
  • a rotating blade such as a fan blade of a gas turbine engine
  • a stationary vane such as an outlet guide vane of a gas turbine engine
  • a containment ring which surrounds a rotating component and is able to withstand impact in the event of catastrophic failure of the rotating component.
  • the component is a component for a gas turbine engine, for example a rotor blade such as a fan blade.
  • a component is commonly manufactured principally from a metallic material, for example a titanium alloy.
  • the webs preferably extend in a radial direction so that they can carry radial load when in use, although in general the webs may extend in any direction.
  • the damping material may be any flowable material with suitable damping properties.
  • “damping material” means a material which dissipates strain energy, for example as heat, to a significant extent, by which is meant an extent greater than the energy dissipation of the principal material from which the component is formed.
  • the damping material is a visco-elastic material.
  • the damping material is hardened after it has flowed into the cavities.
  • the damping material may be a resin which is heated to cure the resin.
  • the material may be a thermoplastic material which is heated before being injected into the component, and hardens on cooling.
  • the damping material may be injected into more than one of the cavities.
  • a problem with this is that more than one of the cavities must be weakened with an inlet port, and more than one injection system is required. Therefore more preferably the material is introduced into only one of the cavities, preferably via only one port, and flows from that cavity into all other cavities.
  • the weakened regions may be formed by cutting the webs, typically through the full thickness of the web, or machining them in any other way.
  • material may be removed from the webs to form open holes, or the webs may be machined without removing material (for instance by cutting slits in the web).
  • a third aspect of the invention provides a precursor assembly for forming a component, the assembly comprising: a plurality of panel precursors; and a membrane precursor disposed between the panel precursors, characterised in that the assembly further comprises a plurality of weakened regions formed in a plurality of spaced-apart web regions of the membrane precursor.
  • the precursor assembly is suitable for use in manufacturing a component by the method of the first aspect of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken through a fan blade of a gas turbine engine
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the region A in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a precursor assembly
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of a web region of the flat membrane precursor according to a first example
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view of a web region of the flat membrane precursor according to a second example
  • FIG. 6 is a plan view of a web region of the flat membrane precursor according to a third example.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of part of the warren girder structure.
  • FIG. 8 shows six alternative hole shapes and configurations.
  • the fan blade shown in FIG. 1 comprises outer panels 2 , 4 between which a warren girder structure 6 is disposed.
  • the panels 2 , 4 and the warren girder structure 6 are made from a titanium alloy.
  • the panels 2 and 4 are diffusion bonded to each other at the leading and trailing edges 8 , 10 of the blade, and to the warren girder structure 6 at contact regions 12 , so that the warren girder structure 6 provides a plurality of partitions extending across the interior of the blade.
  • the blade shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is formed from a precursor assembly shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the precursor assembly comprises an opposed pair of panel precursors 2 a , 4 a (which eventually form the panels 2 , 4 ); and a membrane precursor 6 a (which eventually forms the warren girder structure 6 ) disposed between the panel precursors. These precursors are initially flat.
  • a series of stripes 14 of stop-off material for example yttria, are applied to the inner surface of the panel precursors, between the contact regions 12 .
  • the stop-off material may, for example be applied by a silk screen printing process.
  • stop-off stripes 14 on the panels 2 and 4 are offset with respect to each other, so that the spaces between the stop-off stripes 14 on one of the panels are disposed opposite the stop-off stripes 14 on the other panel.
  • the spacing between adjacent stripes 14 is narrower than the stripes themselves, with the result that the oppositely facing stripes 14 slightly overlap one another.
  • the precursors are pressed together at high pressure and temperature so that diffusion bonds are created between contacting metal-to-metal regions corresponding to the contact regions 12 in FIG. 2 .
  • the yttria stop-off material prevents full bonding between the stripes 14 and the membrane precursor 6 a.
  • the bonded precursor assembly is heated to a temperature at which the assembly can be hot formed into a desired configuration in which, for example, the assembly has an arcuate cross-section with a twist between the ends of the assembly, approximating to a desired blade profile.
  • the bonded and hot formed precursor assembly is heated to a temperature at which superplastic deformation of the elements of the assembly can occur, and the assembly is internally pressurised by the introduction of high pressure inert gas, such as argon.
  • high pressure inert gas such as argon.
  • An inlet port is provided in a wall of the precursor assembly and a delivery tube is welded onto the inlet port to define an inlet passage to the interior of the assembly.
  • the delivery tube provides a sealed passage for the high pressure inert gas and prevents contamination of the inert gas with oxygen, thus preventing oxidation of the material of the. precursor assembly.
  • the high pressure gas forces the panels 2 and 4 apart from each other between their leading and trailing edges.
  • the membrane precursor 6 a is diffusion bonded at staggered intervals to the panels 2 and 4 , but not bonded where the yttria stop-off material is present, the membrane will superplastically deform into the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 . After super plastic deformation has taken place the pipe is removed and the inlet port is blocked up.
  • the inlet port can also be used for the delivery of a visco-elastic material 17 , as described below.
  • FIGS. 4-6 are plan views of a web region 22 a of the flat membrane precursor 6 a according to three examples, with the web region 22 a (that is, the part of the membrane that will eventually form the web 22 ) bounded by a pair of dash-dot lines and the radial direction being indicated by an arrow R.
  • the web region of the membrane is cut to form a series of weakened regions. Note that no weakened regions are formed outside the web region.
  • the weakened regions are closed slits 30 a .
  • the weakened regions are open holes 30 b .
  • the weakened regions are series of groups 30 c of small slits. Note that the slits in FIGS. 4 and 6 are formed by cutting the membrane without the removal of any material, whereas the holes 30 b in FIG. 5 are formed by removing material.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the membrane 6 after the superplastic deformation step, with the radial direction being indicated by an arrow R.
  • the membrane comprises a series of webs 20 - 22 which extend between the panels 2 , 4 , and a series of feet 23 - 25 bonded to the panels 2 , 4 in the contact regions 12 .
  • the webs 20 - 22 and feet 23 - 25 extend radially along the full length of the blade, or over a patched area of the blade, thereby partitioning the hollow interior of the blade into a series of internal cavities 15 . Note that for illustrative purposes only a small portion of the full radial length of the membrane is shown in FIG. 7 .
  • the weakened regions open up to form a series of holes 30 as shown in FIG. 7 . Note that although no holes are shown in the webs 20 , 21 , holes will be formed in these webs—either in the radial location shown in FIG. 7 or at other radial locations along the length of the blade.
  • the weakened regions need to be constructed in such a way that the web does not tear during the subsequent forming steps.
  • the holes in the webs may be regular or irregular shapes, and the weakened regions may be sized and shaped such that after the deformation process they open up to form a different and more beneficial shape (such as a flattened hexagon becoming a regular hexagon).
  • a different and more beneficial shape such as a flattened hexagon becoming a regular hexagon.
  • a liquid visco-elastic material 17 is injected into the hollow interior of the blade via a port 16 as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • a suitable visco-elastic material is a HuntsmanTM single or two part syntactic foam.
  • a thermoplastic spray formed damper such as AIREX R63® as manufactured by Impag may be used. Note that the injection apparatus is omitted from the Figures for purposes of clarity. However, positioning of the filler may be aided by a guide tube (not shown) inserted through the port 16 . Additionally the position of the filler can be influenced by orientating the blade such that the filler will flow to a desired location in the blade under gravity.
  • the material Upon injection, the material first flows into the cavity 15 next to the port 16 as shown in FIG. 2 , then flows into the other cavities via the holes in the webs 20 - 22 .
  • the hollow blade is substantially filled with liquid visco-elastic material, which subsequently hardens.
  • the internal surfaces of the blade cavity may be cleaned by an acid etch technique prior to the injection of the filler material, thereby increasing the bond strength between the filler and the panel wall surfaces.
  • the resulting structure is consequently that of a hollow component filled with visco-elastic damping material.
  • the component therefore exhibits a reduction in the amplitude of vibration when subjected to excitation, for example by flow conditions around the blade. The reduced amplitude of vibration thus reduces the tendency of the blades to fail under high cycle fatigue conditions.
  • damping material is contained within the blade, it is not exposed to gas flow over the blade, nor to foreign objects striking the blade.
  • the outer surface finish of the blade is not influenced by the presence of damping material and so can be optimised to provide the desired aerodynamic characteristics of the blade.
  • the webs 20 - 22 are capable of carrying a radial load, hold the panels together to prevent panting of the blade or delamination of the panels during high centrifugal loads, and also bind the visco-elastic damping material in place.
  • the holes in the webs reduce the stiffness of the webs, enabling relative movement between the blade and the visco-elastic damping material. This enables the material to damp vibrations more efficiently, compared with an arrangement in which the webs have no holes. At the same time, the holes enable the damping material to flow between the internal cavities 15 and substantially fill the blade. Also, the holes reduce the total weight of the warren girder structure.

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A method of manufacturing a component such as a gas turbine fan blade. The method comprises: disposing a plurality of webs between a plurality of panels; and deforming the panels and the webs by applying internal pressure between the panels, thereby forming a series of internal cavities (15) partitioned by the webs (20-22). Weakened regions (30 a,30 b,30 c) are formed in the webs which open to form holes (30) in the webs (20-22) during the deformation step. A damping material (17) is introduced into at least one of the cavities (15) whereby it flows from the cavity into the other cavities via the holes in the webs.

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    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to a component with internal damping, a method of manufacturing such a component, and a precursor assembly for forming such a component. The invention is particularly, although not exclusively, concerned with components for use in gas turbine engines, for example fan blades.
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • In US 2004/0191069, a gas turbine blade is manufactured by a superplastic forming and diffusion bonding technique which results in a hollow blade, ie a blade having at least one internal cavity. A pair of panel precursors are laid in face-to-face contact with a membrane precursor. A predetermined pattern of stop-off material is applied to the panels. The precursors are diffusion bonded together, except where this is prevented by the stop-off material. Subsequently, internal pressure is created between the panels, causing the panels and membrane to deform superplastically to form a warren girder structure, with cavities in the regions where diffusion bonding was prevented by the stop-off material.
  • The blade is subject to vibration induced by flutter and distortions in the gas flow over the blades. US 2004/0191069 A1 describes a method of damping such vibrations by coating the inner surface of the blade with a suitable damping material.
  • In order to achieve damping, a degree of relative movement is required between the panels and the damping material. A problem with the arrangement of US 2004/0191069 A1 is that the warren girder structure is too stiff to permit a significant degree of such relative movement. Furthermore, the warren girder structure is relatively heavy.
  • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • A first aspect of the invention provides a method of manufacturing a component, the method comprising: disposing a plurality of webs between a plurality of panels; and deforming the panels and the webs by applying internal pressure between the panels, thereby forming a series of internal cavities partitioned by the webs, characterised in that the method further comprises:
      • forming weakened regions in the webs which open to form holes in the webs during the deformation step; and
      • introducing a damping material into at least one of the cavities whereby it flows into the other cavities via the holes in the webs.
  • A second aspect of the invention provides a component comprising:
      • a plurality of panels; and
      • a plurality of webs extending between the panels and partitioning the component into a plurality of internal cavities,
      • characterised in that the component further comprises:
      • an array of holes formed in each web; and
      • a damping material substantially filling the internal cavities.
  • The component is preferably manufactured by the method of the first aspect of the invention.
  • The following comments apply to both the first and second aspects of the invention.
  • The webs may be comprise separate and distinct web members. However preferably the webs comprise spaced-apart web regions of a membrane precursor, and the membrane precursor is bonded between the web regions to an opposed pair of the panels.
  • Stop-off material may be applied to prevent or minimise bonding between the web regions of the membrane precursor and the opposed pair of panels. This material may be applied to the web regions and/or to the opposed pair of panels. Typically the stop-off material is applied in a striped pattern, the spaces between adjacent stripes on one side of the membrane precursor being disposed opposite a stripe on the other side of the membrane precursor, whereby the webs forms a warren girder structure within the component.
  • The component may be any component which is subject to vibration or impact when in use, for example a rotating blade such as a fan blade of a gas turbine engine, a stationary vane such as an outlet guide vane of a gas turbine engine, or a containment ring which surrounds a rotating component and is able to withstand impact in the event of catastrophic failure of the rotating component.
  • In a specific embodiment in accordance with the present invention, the component is a component for a gas turbine engine, for example a rotor blade such as a fan blade. Such a component is commonly manufactured principally from a metallic material, for example a titanium alloy.
  • Where the component is a rotating component, then the webs preferably extend in a radial direction so that they can carry radial load when in use, although in general the webs may extend in any direction.
  • The damping material may be any flowable material with suitable damping properties. In the context of this invention “damping material” means a material which dissipates strain energy, for example as heat, to a significant extent, by which is meant an extent greater than the energy dissipation of the principal material from which the component is formed. Preferably the damping material is a visco-elastic material. Typically the damping material is hardened after it has flowed into the cavities. For example the damping material may be a resin which is heated to cure the resin. Alternatively the material may be a thermoplastic material which is heated before being injected into the component, and hardens on cooling.
  • The damping material may be injected into more than one of the cavities. However, a problem with this is that more than one of the cavities must be weakened with an inlet port, and more than one injection system is required. Therefore more preferably the material is introduced into only one of the cavities, preferably via only one port, and flows from that cavity into all other cavities.
  • The weakened regions may be formed by cutting the webs, typically through the full thickness of the web, or machining them in any other way.
  • During the machining process, material may be removed from the webs to form open holes, or the webs may be machined without removing material (for instance by cutting slits in the web).
  • A third aspect of the invention provides a precursor assembly for forming a component, the assembly comprising: a plurality of panel precursors; and a membrane precursor disposed between the panel precursors, characterised in that the assembly further comprises a plurality of weakened regions formed in a plurality of spaced-apart web regions of the membrane precursor.
  • The precursor assembly is suitable for use in manufacturing a component by the method of the first aspect of the invention.
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  • Embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken through a fan blade of a gas turbine engine;
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the region A in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a precursor assembly;
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of a web region of the flat membrane precursor according to a first example;
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view of a web region of the flat membrane precursor according to a second example;
  • FIG. 6 is a plan view of a web region of the flat membrane precursor according to a third example;
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of part of the warren girder structure; and
  • FIG. 8 shows six alternative hole shapes and configurations.
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT(S)
  • The fan blade shown in FIG. 1 comprises outer panels 2,4 between which a warren girder structure 6 is disposed. The panels 2, 4 and the warren girder structure 6 are made from a titanium alloy. The panels 2 and 4 are diffusion bonded to each other at the leading and trailing edges 8, 10 of the blade, and to the warren girder structure 6 at contact regions 12, so that the warren girder structure 6 provides a plurality of partitions extending across the interior of the blade.
  • The blade shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is formed from a precursor assembly shown in FIG. 3. The precursor assembly comprises an opposed pair of panel precursors 2 a, 4 a (which eventually form the panels 2,4); and a membrane precursor 6a (which eventually forms the warren girder structure 6) disposed between the panel precursors. These precursors are initially flat.
  • A series of stripes 14 of stop-off material, for example yttria, are applied to the inner surface of the panel precursors, between the contact regions 12. The stop-off material may, for example be applied by a silk screen printing process.
  • It will be appreciated from FIG. 2 that the stop-off stripes 14 on the panels 2 and 4 (and consequently on their precursors) are offset with respect to each other, so that the spaces between the stop-off stripes 14 on one of the panels are disposed opposite the stop-off stripes 14 on the other panel. The spacing between adjacent stripes 14 is narrower than the stripes themselves, with the result that the oppositely facing stripes 14 slightly overlap one another.
  • The precursors are pressed together at high pressure and temperature so that diffusion bonds are created between contacting metal-to-metal regions corresponding to the contact regions 12 in FIG. 2. The yttria stop-off material prevents full bonding between the stripes 14 and the membrane precursor 6 a.
  • When bonding has been achieved, the bonded precursor assembly is heated to a temperature at which the assembly can be hot formed into a desired configuration in which, for example, the assembly has an arcuate cross-section with a twist between the ends of the assembly, approximating to a desired blade profile.
  • Subsequently, the bonded and hot formed precursor assembly is heated to a temperature at which superplastic deformation of the elements of the assembly can occur, and the assembly is internally pressurised by the introduction of high pressure inert gas, such as argon. An inlet port is provided in a wall of the precursor assembly and a delivery tube is welded onto the inlet port to define an inlet passage to the interior of the assembly. The delivery tube provides a sealed passage for the high pressure inert gas and prevents contamination of the inert gas with oxygen, thus preventing oxidation of the material of the. precursor assembly. The high pressure gas forces the panels 2 and 4 apart from each other between their leading and trailing edges. Since the membrane precursor 6a is diffusion bonded at staggered intervals to the panels 2 and 4, but not bonded where the yttria stop-off material is present, the membrane will superplastically deform into the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. After super plastic deformation has taken place the pipe is removed and the inlet port is blocked up. In an alternative embodiment the inlet port can also be used for the delivery of a visco-elastic material 17, as described below.
  • FIGS. 4-6 are plan views of a web region 22 a of the flat membrane precursor 6 a according to three examples, with the web region 22 a (that is, the part of the membrane that will eventually form the web 22) bounded by a pair of dash-dot lines and the radial direction being indicated by an arrow R. In each case the web region of the membrane is cut to form a series of weakened regions. Note that no weakened regions are formed outside the web region.
  • In the example of FIG. 4 the weakened regions are closed slits 30 a. In the example of FIG. 5 the weakened regions are open holes 30 b. In the example of FIG. 6 the weakened regions are series of groups 30 c of small slits. Note that the slits in FIGS. 4 and 6 are formed by cutting the membrane without the removal of any material, whereas the holes 30 b in FIG. 5 are formed by removing material.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the membrane 6 after the superplastic deformation step, with the radial direction being indicated by an arrow R. As shown in FIG. 7, the membrane comprises a series of webs 20-22 which extend between the panels 2,4, and a series of feet 23-25 bonded to the panels 2,4 in the contact regions 12. The webs 20-22 and feet 23-25 extend radially along the full length of the blade, or over a patched area of the blade, thereby partitioning the hollow interior of the blade into a series of internal cavities 15. Note that for illustrative purposes only a small portion of the full radial length of the membrane is shown in FIG. 7.
  • During the superplastic deformation step, the weakened regions open up to form a series of holes 30 as shown in FIG. 7. Note that although no holes are shown in the webs 20,21, holes will be formed in these webs—either in the radial location shown in FIG. 7 or at other radial locations along the length of the blade.
  • The weakened regions need to be constructed in such a way that the web does not tear during the subsequent forming steps. The holes in the webs may be regular or irregular shapes, and the weakened regions may be sized and shaped such that after the deformation process they open up to form a different and more beneficial shape (such as a flattened hexagon becoming a regular hexagon). A number of different arrangements and shapes of hole are possible, and six variants are shown in FIG. 8.
  • After the superplastic deformation step, a liquid visco-elastic material 17 is injected into the hollow interior of the blade via a port 16 as shown in FIG. 2. By way of non limiting example, a suitable visco-elastic material is a Huntsman™ single or two part syntactic foam. Alternatively a thermoplastic spray formed damper such as AIREX R63® as manufactured by Impag may be used. Note that the injection apparatus is omitted from the Figures for purposes of clarity. However, positioning of the filler may be aided by a guide tube (not shown) inserted through the port 16. Additionally the position of the filler can be influenced by orientating the blade such that the filler will flow to a desired location in the blade under gravity.
  • Upon injection, the material first flows into the cavity 15 next to the port 16 as shown in FIG. 2, then flows into the other cavities via the holes in the webs 20-22. At the end of the injection process, the hollow blade is substantially filled with liquid visco-elastic material, which subsequently hardens.
  • The internal surfaces of the blade cavity (ie the internal surfaces of the panels 2 and 4) may be cleaned by an acid etch technique prior to the injection of the filler material, thereby increasing the bond strength between the filler and the panel wall surfaces. The resulting structure is consequently that of a hollow component filled with visco-elastic damping material. The component therefore exhibits a reduction in the amplitude of vibration when subjected to excitation, for example by flow conditions around the blade. The reduced amplitude of vibration thus reduces the tendency of the blades to fail under high cycle fatigue conditions.
  • Furthermore, since the damping material is contained within the blade, it is not exposed to gas flow over the blade, nor to foreign objects striking the blade.
  • Furthermore, the outer surface finish of the blade is not influenced by the presence of damping material and so can be optimised to provide the desired aerodynamic characteristics of the blade.
  • The webs 20-22 are capable of carrying a radial load, hold the panels together to prevent panting of the blade or delamination of the panels during high centrifugal loads, and also bind the visco-elastic damping material in place.
  • The holes in the webs reduce the stiffness of the webs, enabling relative movement between the blade and the visco-elastic damping material. This enables the material to damp vibrations more efficiently, compared with an arrangement in which the webs have no holes. At the same time, the holes enable the damping material to flow between the internal cavities 15 and substantially fill the blade. Also, the holes reduce the total weight of the warren girder structure.
  • Although the invention has been described above with reference to one or more preferred embodiments, it will be appreciated that various changes or modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

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1. A method of manufacturing a component, the method comprising: disposing a plurality of webs between a plurality of panels; and deforming the panels and the webs by applying internal pressure between the panels, thereby forming a series of internal cavities partitioned by the webs, characterised in that the method further comprises:
forming weakened regions in the webs which open to form holes in the webs during the deformation step; and
introducing a damping material into at least one of the cavities whereby it flows into the other cavities via the holes in the webs.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the webs are deformed superplastically.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the webs comprise spaced-apart web regions of a membrane precursor, and the method further comprises bonding the membrane precursor between the web regions to an opposed pair of the panels.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising applying a stop-off material to prevent or minimise bonding between the web regions of the membrane precursor and the opposed pair of panels.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the stop-off material is applied to the opposed pair of panels.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein the stop-off material is applied in a striped pattern, the spaces between adjacent stripes on one side of the membrane precursor being disposed opposite a stripe on the other side of the membrane precursor, whereby the webs forms a warren girder structure within the component.
7. The method of any claim 1, wherein the component is a component for a gas turbine engine.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the component rotates when in use, and the webs extend in a radial direction.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising hardening the damping material after it has flowed into the cavities.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the damping material is introduced into only one of the cavities, and flows from that cavity into all other cavities.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the damping material is introduced into the one cavity via only one port.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the weakened regions are formed by cutting the webs.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein the weakened regions are formed by removing material from the webs.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the weakened regions are formed without removing material from the webs.
15. A precursor assembly for forming a component, the assembly comprising: a plurality of panel precursors; and a membrane precursor disposed between the panel precursors, characterised in that the assembly further comprises a plurality of weakened regions formed in a plurality of spaced-apart web regions of the membrane precursor.
16. The assembly of claim 15 wherein the membrane precursor is bonded between the web regions to an opposed pair of the panel precursors.
17. The assembly of claim 16, further comprising a stop-off material disposed between the web regions to prevent or minimise bonding between the membrane precursor and an opposed pair of the panels.
18. The assembly of claim 17, wherein the stop-off material is applied in a striped pattern, the spaces between adjacent stripes on one side of the membrane precursor being disposed opposite a stripe on the other side of the membrane precursor.
19. A component comprising:
a plurality of panels; and
a plurality of webs extending between the panels and partitioning the component into a plurality of internal cavities,
characterised in that the component further comprises:
an array of holes formed in each web; and
a damping material substantially filling the internal cavities.
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