GAS-TURBINE ENGINE COMPOSITE COMPONENTS WITH INTEGRAL 3-D WOVEN OFF-AXIS REINFORCEMENT

摘要

A gas turbine engine and a composite apparatus is disclosed. The gas turbine engine includes a composite apparatus body formed from a composite material, the composite material including a three dimensional preform, the three dimensional preform including a plurality of warp fibers disposed in a warp direction in a first plane, a plurality of fill fibers disposed in a fill direction, wherein the fill direction is perpendicular to the warp direction in the first plane, a plurality of z-yarn fibers disposed in a z-yarn direction, wherein the z-yarn direction intersects the warp direction through the first plane, and a plurality of bias fibers disposed in a bias direction, wherein the bias direction is not aligned with the warp direction and the fill direction.